Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 84 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 48 | 54 | 43 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.30m | 00:46AM2.25m | 12:47PM2.22m | 1:25AM2.17m | 1:26PM2.13m | 2:08AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.20m | 5:50AM0.44m | 6:10PM0.32m | 6:26AM0.59m | 6:47PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | 4:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | — | — | 4:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 84 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 35 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 53 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 54 | 43 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 194 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 199 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 157 | 198 | 270 | 175 | 199 | 256 | 352 |
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