Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.5° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
4
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
6
14
16
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
16
20
18
39
25
22
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:42PM2.45m
1:40AM2.42m
2:16PM2.44m
2:14AM2.35m
2:52PM2.39m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.32m
6:57AM0.02m
7:14PM0.34m
7:32AM0.07m
7:52PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
20
22
22
22
22
20
18
17
23
27
23
23
21
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
13
11
11
18
20
20
21
20
18
16
15
21
25
19
18
17
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