
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | 119 | 119 | 81 | 73 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:41AM2.65m | 1:07PM2.67m | 1:17AM2.57m | 1:40PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM-0.00m | 5:50AM-0.19m | 6:10PM0.01m | 6:28AM-0.07m | 6:47PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
99 | 119 | 119 | 81 | 73 | 67 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 59 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 256 | 249 | 248 | 249 | 230 | 249 | 210 | 204 | 112 | 112 | 88 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 250 | 167 | 116 | 110 |
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