Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.6° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
18
18
32
59
123
177
241
207
193
223
135
111
106
197
193
171
238
341
406
289
160
97
40
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:28AM2.34m
2:59PM2.34m
3:13AM2.22m
3:44PM2.22m
4:08AM2.10m
4:38PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.11m
8:11PM0.31m
8:32AM0.31m
9:00PM0.48m
9:25AM0.54m
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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7:50
7:46
7:45
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Temp °C
17
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18
18
18
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19
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Feels °C
15
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