Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.6° 

Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
198
253
237
146
494
448
393
249
138
335
418
270
191
367
292
240
204
171
168
122
98
98
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:35PM2.56m
00:53AM2.48m
1:06PM2.45m
1:27AM2.38m
1:36PM2.33m
Low Tide
5:25AM-0.02m
5:45PM0.00m
6:02AM0.07m
6:21PM0.08m
6:37AM0.22m
6:56PM0.21m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:24
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7:26
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6:21
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6:19
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 mm
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
19
17
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
15
14
15
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
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