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Compton Bay Surf Forecast
/ Isle of Wight (6 surf breaks) /
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Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 4 | S 3 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 3 | SW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | |
12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:57AM2.04m | 9:27PM2.24m | 9:56AM2.10m | 10:14PM2.27m | 10:43AM2.17m | 10:53PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.51m | 2:50AM0.50m | 3:03PM0.45m | 3:30AM0.38m | 3:43PM0.41m | 4:07AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | 9:06 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 3 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 4 | S 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | SW 15 | — | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 16 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 20 | 30 | 53 | 64 | 43 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 133 | 152 | 108 | 200 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 269 | 347 | 268 | 344 | 188 | 286 | 286 | 345 | 250 | 188 | 171 | 116 | 115 | 115 |
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