Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 271 | 419 | 497 | 856 | 1166 | 707 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25PM2.31m | 10:04AM2.48m | 10:17PM2.44m | 10:48AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.55m | 2:47AM0.21m | 3:12PM0.35m | 3:31AM0.06m | 3:53PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 8 | N 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 50 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 56 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 271 | 419 | 497 | 856 | 1166 | 707 | 403 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 846 | 888 | 976 | 915 | 356 | 345 | 220 | 347 | 284 | 284 | 318 | 268 | 433 | 464 | 514 | 810 | 810 | 717 | 342 |
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