Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 May 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
1.1
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
37
37
96
18
43
73
96
94
91
225
446
117
113
111
109
107
105
78
65
44
80
80
141
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:23AM2.22m
11:29PM2.30m
11:59AM2.26m
00:03AM2.31m
12:35PM2.28m
00:38AM2.30m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.38m
4:44AM0.23m
4:58PM0.36m
5:19AM0.20m
5:34PM0.38m
5:55AM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
4:58
4:58
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:07
9:08
2
3
10
2
Temp °C
18
20
21
20
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
17
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.5
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
28
37
37
8
15
15
73
96
94
91
225
117
30
111
109
107
105
78
65
44
41
25
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
9
20
18
43
7
5
113
22
14
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
96
7
8
11
13
11
13
446
41
43
10
7
12
15
26
48
80
141
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
171
171
213
22
29
17
2
22
22
213
34
26
2
2
17
17
108
108
108
108
108
112
109
213
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)
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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