Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
15
11
24
35
56
50
60
54
45
36
37
39
49
64
46
35
56
107
194
305
218
161
109
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:52AM2.45m
2:11PM2.41m
2:26AM2.29m
2:43PM2.25m
3:02AM2.13m
3:18PM2.09m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.11m
7:24PM0.25m
7:41AM0.33m
8:02PM0.44m
8:19AM0.57m
8:42PM0.66m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:15
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
20
17
15
15
14
13
15
16
18
18
14
15
15
16
16
17
19
16
14
Feels °C
17
16
14
15
16
13
11
11
11
10
9
11
11
14
14
9
11
10
11
10
12
13
9
10
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