Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6895 | 1714 | 1060 | 815 | 548 | 316 | 255 | 540 | 1689 | 4110 | 6117 | 4615 | 2873 | 1565 | 1224 | 1028 | 813 | 471 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.20m | 10:04AM2.41m | 10:16PM2.34m | 10:45AM2.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.27m | 3:37PM0.31m | 3:50AM0.09m | 4:13PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 1273 | 715 | 304 | — | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 6895 | 1714 | 1060 | 815 | 548 | 316 | 255 | 540 | 1689 | 4110 | 6117 | 4615 | 2873 | 1565 | 1224 | 1028 | 813 | 471 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 401 | 805 | 474 | 474 | 252 | 269 | 322 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 797 | 783 | 783 | 356 | 810 | 347 | 213 | 170 |
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