Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 7 |
7 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | SW 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
1 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | — | 14 | 10 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 250 | 250 | 220 | 202 | 120 | 342 | 342 | 345 | 345 | 826 | 357 | 286 | 286 | 305 | 251 | 367 | 376 | 621 | 355 | 368 |
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