Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
19.0°C
2.8° 

Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
SW
19
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
15
14
14
14
12
5
5
5
4
57
148
161
198
142
144
138
96
68
67
62
37
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:12AM2.25m
10:14PM2.28m
10:49AM2.41m
10:53PM2.41m
11:24AM2.53m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.41m
3:34PM0.52m
3:50AM0.21m
4:07PM0.34m
4:22AM0.04m
4:40PM0.17m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:58
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
20
19
19
16
14
12
12
13
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
15
15
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
20
18
18
12
11
8
8
9
14
15
14
15
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