
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW 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 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 70 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 85 | 94 | 90 | 249 | 880 | 677 | 659 | 496 | 625 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:35PM2.61m | 00:48AM2.54m | 1:13PM2.57m | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM-0.14m | 5:50PM-0.03m | 6:08AM-0.13m | 6:28PM-0.03m | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 11 | WSW 10 |
81 | 70 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 496 | 625 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
14 | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 42 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 85 | 94 | 90 | 249 | 880 | 677 | 659 | — | 538 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 182 | 132 | 126 | 108 | 110 | 803 | 441 | 271 | 287 | 213 | 163 | 441 | 160 | 112 | 108 | 27 |
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