Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 2AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 40 | 66 | 71 | 57 | 347 | 901 | 729 | 553 | 453 | 538 | 582 | 582 | 538 | 486 | 453 | 334 | 341 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.57m | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | 2:17AM2.40m | 2:39PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM-0.03m | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | 7:29AM0.13m | 7:53PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 347 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 453 | 3 | 1 | — | 286 | 486 | 453 | 155 | 151 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 10 | ENE 4 | W 7 | SW 15 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 36 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 40 | 66 | 71 | 57 | 180 | 901 | 729 | 553 | 5 | 538 | 582 | 582 | 538 | — | — | 334 | 341 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 677 | 271 | 271 | 677 | 110 | 204 | 249 | 109 | 109 | 22 | 27 | 101 | 101 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 160 | 22 | 22 |
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