Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)71011111515151514141413131212121112121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34267886288214861847124610208215814652992129998183494371289285204303297103
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
2.48
10:41AM
2.42
11:12PM
2.60
11:26AM
2.54
11:53PM
2.67
12:12PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.24
4:10PM
-0.03
4:32AM
0.03
4:49PM
-0.15
5:11AM
-0.11
5:29PM
-0.19
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---6:11-------6:07-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:00-------8:02-------8:04
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11111111111111121212111111121212111010910121414
Feels °C (?)56667679997767788776781010
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