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Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° C
 (Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 5PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1011121212111111116711111111101111101011131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12021365138012139748513207717523752485053752681961571151158972781086942
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.80
5:43AM
1.94
6:21PM
1.77
6:59AM
1.93
8:10PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.94
11:34PM
0.90
12:27PM
0.88
12:43AM
0.88
1:22PM
0.77
1:36AM
0.79
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise8:03-------8:03-------8:02-------
Sunset--4:23-------4:25-------4:27-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------442------------2
Temp. °C1011111010101010101098655445677899
Feels °C (?)345455555454111022223455
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