Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 24 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
43
55
82
104
96
94
94
94
92
90
87
90
89
82
79
77
61
41
40
39
39
30
27
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:53AM2.13m
5:45PM2.15m
6:01AM2.06m
7:00PM2.13m
7:17AM2.05m
8:15PM2.20m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.55m
10:55PM0.88m
11:43AM0.63m
00:32AM0.87m
1:05PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:14
8:15
8:16
Temp °C
9
8
7
9
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
10
12
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
2
2
1
3
5
7
7
7
6
4
4
6
9
11
12
12
10
10
7
6
8
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
45
43
55
82
104
96
94
94
94
92
90
87
90
89
82
79
77
61
41
40
39
39
30
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
244
187
125
100
73
74
62
52
49
37
19
12
7
4
2
1
1
5
9
7
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
198
182
182
175
261
184
182
17
17
17
0
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
116
200
200
200
188
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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