Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 105 | 75 | 998 | 1584 | 1482 | 1157 | 950 | 769 | 1044 | 1055 | 749 | 486 | 539 | 367 | 257 | 705 | 1310 | 868 | 1094 | 4605 | 5213 | 1183 | 880 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.94m | 8:30AM2.09m | 8:36PM2.06m | 9:20AM2.26m | 9:29PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.85m | 1:45PM0.95m | 2:00AM0.67m | 2:26PM0.75m | 2:38AM0.47m | 3:02PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -1 | -6 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 45 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 539 | — | 126 | 288 | 400 | 278 | 1094 | 4605 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 373 | 52 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 298 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 105 | 75 | 998 | 1584 | 1482 | 1157 | 950 | 769 | 1044 | 1055 | 749 | 486 | 345 | 367 | 257 | 705 | 1310 | 868 | 17 | 541 | 5213 | 1183 | 880 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 163 | 316 | 143 | 430 | 401 | 430 | 481 | 22 | 252 | 252 | 34 | 229 | 112 | 268 | 483 | 485 | 171 | 2 | 408 | 356 | 751 | 819 | 677 |
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