Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 29 | 119 | 344 | 444 | 1342 | 5755 | 5433 | 2552 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.84m | 6:20AM1.86m | 6:31PM1.86m | 7:28AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.97m | 12:44PM1.10m | 1:13AM0.85m | 1:45PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 13 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | E 5 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 51 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | ENE 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 13 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 119 | 344 | 444 | 1342 | 5755 | 5433 | 2552 | 1121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 110 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 163 | 0 | 202 | 184 | 110 | 303 | 356 | 352 | 303 | 260 | 430 | 436 | 405 | 252 |
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