Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 BST
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Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
12
11
11
12
12
10
8
8
8
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
W
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
40
E
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM2.11m
9:17PM2.30m
9:34AM2.20m
10:06PM2.39m
10:24AM2.29m
10:47PM2.45m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.45m
2:33AM0.57m
2:49PM0.33m
3:15AM0.41m
3:30PM0.25m
3:54AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
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8:19
8:20
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
13
16
16
15
14
10
10
8
10
13
14
13
11
9
9
9
11
14
15
15
14
13
12
10
9
12
13
12
11
5
5
3
4
6
6
5
2
0
0
0
2
5
6
6
6
4
4
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
12
11
11
12
12
6
6
6
6
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
3
10
10
8
8
8
6
2
3
2
13
6
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
E
7
2.5
E
7
2.4
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
8
5
3
8
18
45
72
109
256
299
512
512
537
570
522
427
417
466
481
474
448
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
188
198
116
223
261
116
198
198
222
223
216
280
216
214
272
385
342
344
232
232
334
232
261
269
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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