Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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Compton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Compton Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
35
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
16
10
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
E
5
E
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:05AM2.34m
11:23PM2.46m
11:42AM2.37m
11:54PM2.44m
12:16PM2.37m
00:24AM2.40m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.19m
4:30AM0.17m
4:45PM0.17m
5:05AM0.12m
5:20PM0.20m
5:40AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
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8:23
8:24
8:27
8:28
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
15
16
16
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
3
3
7
9
10
8
7
7
10
12
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
25
13
6
3
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
4
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
10
35
10
10
10
10
1
1
2
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
10
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
ESE
2
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
318
279
214
146
102
85
59
48
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
8
13
16
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
269
155
116
115
112
108
108
108
184
152
237
167
116
116
116
168
243
157
157
269
269
269
352
352
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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