
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
123 | 53 | 132 | 106 | 30 | 99 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 63 | 103 | 115 | 85 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:54AM2.71m | 00:02AM2.67m | 12:32PM2.73m | 00:41AM2.65m | 1:07PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.05m | 5:12AM-0.23m | 5:32PM-0.00m | 5:50AM-0.19m | 6:10PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
70 | 53 | 132 | 106 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 50 | 49 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
123 | — | 90 | 96 | 13 | 99 | — | — | 37 | 18 | 63 | 103 | 115 | 85 | 82 | 74 | 62 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 202 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 27 | 250 | 268 | 268 | 249 | 249 | 268 | 268 | 202 | 202 | 203 | 250 | 213 | 21 |
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