Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.8
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
8
41
31
25
9
8
6
6
6
11
8
11
6
6
11
6
6
14
10
16
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:59PM2.76m
1:05AM2.71m
1:38PM2.73m
1:44AM2.63m
2:16PM2.63m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.05m
6:15AM-0.27m
6:34PM0.08m
6:55AM-0.16m
7:15PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
23
27
27
28
22
21
18
17
21
24
25
26
22
18
16
15
18
22
21
21
19
Feels °C
23
25
24
25
20
18
14
12
17
21
21
22
17
13
12
11
15
19
16
16
14
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