Compton Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.66° N 1.48° W

Compton Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
9
7
4
6
3
8
7
4
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
5:15AM2.00m
5:54PM2.10m
6:32AM1.97m
7:11PM2.09m
8:12AM2.02m
8:42PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.70m
10:58AM0.66m
11:51PM0.73m
12:27PM0.72m
1:17AM0.62m
1:46PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
20
20
21
22
21
20
19
23
24
25
24
23
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
18
20
20
19
17
16
20
20
23
20
19
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