Compton Bay surf break

Compton Bay surfForecast / Isle of Wight / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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 (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
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)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
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
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
8
7
16
14
14
12
30
28
38
37
36
18
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:56AM2.10m
10:14PM2.27m
10:43AM2.17m
10:53PM2.29m
11:23AM2.22m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.50m
3:03PM0.45m
3:30AM0.38m
3:43PM0.41m
4:07AM0.29m
4:21PM0.38m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:06
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
19
20
21
21
21
19
16
15
16
16
19
19
17
16
15
15
17
18
17
18
16
15
16
16
19
19
20
20
20
18
15
13
14
13
17
17
14
13
13
13
16
17
15
16
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
4
4
24
10
6
6
3
1
1
2
8
7
7
4
14
12
30
28
38
37
36
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
16
14
2
2
3
3
8
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
2
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
77
54
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
1
5
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)
157
108
108
157
157
286
287
286
287
286
286
286
260
250
116
175
116
116
116
108
116
250
203
171
Best forecast wave conditions in Isle of Wight
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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