Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (27 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.2
W
3
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
8
7
16
14
14
12
30
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM2.04m
9:27PM2.24m
9:56AM2.10m
10:14PM2.27m
10:43AM2.17m
10:53PM2.29m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.51m
2:50AM0.50m
3:03PM0.45m
3:30AM0.38m
3:43PM0.41m
4:07AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:04
9:05
9:06
1
Temp °C
21
23
23
23
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
18
16
14
15
16
19
19
17
15
14
14
17
19
19
20
15
15
17
18
20
20
20
21
20
17
15
12
13
14
17
18
15
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
4
4
4
15
9
11
6
3
1
1
1
3
7
7
14
2
12
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
8
16
1
14
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
5
13
20
30
53
64
43
1
4
4
4
3
1
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)
116
116
116
133
152
108
200
157
157
157
269
347
268
344
188
286
286
345
250
188
171
116
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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