Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.89m | 6:10AM1.75m | 6:40PM1.84m | 7:52AM1.76m | 8:18PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.99m | 12:44PM1.04m | 1:35AM0.91m | 1:56PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 3 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | SW 14 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 345 | 214 | 200 | 200 | 167 | 168 | 167 | 200 | 305 | 280 | 252 | 218 | 200 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 243 | 223 | 200 |
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