Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
46 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 7 |
41 | — | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 |
46 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 220 | 286 | 286 | 116 | 342 | 355 | 364 | 472 | 355 | 286 | 305 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 376 | 621 | 609 | 368 |
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