
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
148 | 143 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:09AM2.54m | 12:35PM2.61m | 00:48AM2.54m | 1:13PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.05m | 5:31AM-0.14m | 5:50PM-0.03m | 6:08AM-0.13m | 6:28PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 |
21 | 11 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 70 | 64 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | W 10 | — | WSW 12 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
2 | — | 8 | — | 14 | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
148 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 120 | 116 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 677 | 436 | 568 |
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