Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
21.1°C
4.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
6
12
11
10
9
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SW
10
W
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:40PM1.84m
7:52AM1.76m
8:18PM1.89m
9:27AM1.88m
9:31PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.91m
1:56PM0.95m
2:30AM0.76m
2:45PM0.82m
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
17
18
19
21
18
Feels °C
16
14
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
15
14
12
11
10
11
11
12
15
12
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