Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 425 | 197 | 229 | 756 | 175 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:08PM2.20m | 2:38AM2.13m | 2:46PM2.08m | 3:23AM2.00m | 3:32PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.38m | 7:49AM0.59m | 8:10PM0.57m | 8:27AM0.80m | 8:53PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 217 | 208 | 197 | 229 | — | 117 | 62 | 37 | 36 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 425 | — | — | — | 175 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 13 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 122 | 75 | 42 | 29 | 756 | — | 25 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 108 | 163 | 101 | 160 | 171 | 203 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 163 |
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