Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.9° 

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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s 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 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
W
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.5
W
10
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
53
132
106
30
99
40
38
37
18
63
103
115
85
82
74
62
42
50
50
36
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:54AM2.71m
00:02AM2.67m
12:32PM2.73m
00:41AM2.65m
1:07PM2.67m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.05m
5:12AM-0.23m
5:32PM-0.00m
5:50AM-0.19m
6:10PM0.01m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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
3
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
20
18
17
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
22
21
19
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
18
19
19
18
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