Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.3° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.8
W
4
1.6
WSW
5
2.2
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
19
125
393
431
407
758
1136
824
397
247
196
162
137
110
122
123
110
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17PM2.44m
10:48AM2.59m
11:02PM2.52m
11:27AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.35m
3:31AM0.06m
3:53PM0.18m
4:10AM-0.04m
4:32PM0.05m
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6:30
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6:27
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
12
14
16
17
17
17
17
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
6
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12
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10
8
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6
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7
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