Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
21.1°C
4.2° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 10AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the E by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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)
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
4
6
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
7
6
12
11
10
9
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
S
10
SW
5
W
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
40
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:10AM1.75m
6:40PM1.84m
7:52AM1.76m
8:18PM1.89m
9:27AM1.88m
9:31PM2.03m
Low Tide
12:44PM1.04m
1:35AM0.91m
1:56PM0.95m
2:30AM0.76m
2:45PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
15
19
19
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
19
18
17
16
17
18
19
21
18
Feels °C
10
9
11
16
15
14
17
16
14
15
15
14
16
14
15
13
13
11
10
10
12
15
11
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