Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1213 | 1798 | 1546 | 966 | 644 | 449 | 135 | 262 | 124 | 183 | 380 | 729 | 815 | 597 | 384 | 520 | 445 | 127 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:37AM2.52m | 1:09PM2.56m | 1:12AM2.49m | 1:44PM2.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.19m | 5:57AM-0.10m | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:32AM-0.10m | 6:50PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
1213 | 1798 | 1546 | 966 | 644 | 449 | 61 | 262 | 124 | 183 | 380 | 729 | 815 | 597 | 384 | 520 | 445 | 104 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 433 | 251 | 213 | 34 | 22 | 112 | 621 | 570 | 474 | 260 | 252 | 741 | 113 | 347 | 347 | 101 | 171 | 26 |
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