Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 16 | 61 | 160 | 164 | 169 | 104 | 93 | 93 | 125 | 270 | 200 | 122 | 53 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM2.15m | 4:18AM1.98m | 4:42PM2.00m | 5:06AM1.84m | 5:32PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.54m | 9:25PM0.73m | 9:46AM0.79m | 10:28PM0.91m | 10:59AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 |
27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 |
— | 16 | 61 | 160 | 164 | 169 | 104 | 93 | 93 | 125 | 270 | 200 | 122 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 15 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 108 | 197 | 217 | 588 | 587 | 27 | 268 | 170 | 202 | 251 | 210 | 514 | 203 | 2 | 17 | 163 | 160 | 188 | 347 | 116 |
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