Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
8
6
4
13
25
19
17
9
6
9
5
16
26
22
6
6
6
3
4
4
10
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59PM2.39m
12:33PM2.38m
00:32AM2.44m
1:07PM2.43m
1:06AM2.45m
1:42PM2.45m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.14m
5:30PM0.37m
5:50AM0.06m
6:04PM0.33m
6:23AM0.02m
6:38PM0.32m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
19
20
20
19
16
15
14
19
20
21
22
17
15
14
14
17
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
18
16
16
17
16
12
10
10
15
15
15
16
11
10
10
11
15
14
14
14
15
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