Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.2° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
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)
1.8
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
185
115
207
82
132
96
30
67
40
38
58
26
80
115
115
97
88
90
80
51
61
74
55
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:22PM2.63m
11:54AM2.71m
00:02AM2.67m
12:32PM2.73m
00:41AM2.65m
1:07PM2.67m
Low Tide
4:33AM-0.18m
4:52PM0.05m
5:12AM-0.23m
5:32PM-0.00m
5:50AM-0.19m
6:10PM0.01m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:27
7:24
 mm
1
2
8
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
20
20
21
18
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
20
21
21
19
Feels °C
12
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
13
12
12
14
15
15
16
14
14
16
18
19
20
18
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