Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 May 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
13.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1
1
1
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)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
86
65
86
85
61
60
35
33
32
32
20
20
15
15
15
14
20
18
17
17
17
16
15
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
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
off
High Tide
5:23PM2.27m
5:33AM2.12m
6:24PM2.22m
6:36AM2.05m
7:28PM2.20m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.42m
10:33PM0.82m
11:11AM0.55m
00:00AM0.84m
12:28PM0.58m
1:12AM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:01
Temp °C
19
21
22
21
20
19
18
19
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
18
20
21
20
18
17
16
18
20
22
22
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
88
86
65
86
85
61
60
35
33
32
32
20
20
15
15
15
14
20
18
17
17
17
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
5
10
8
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
1
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
12
18
17
15
15
16
25
20
14
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
116
108
108
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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