
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 38 | 73 | 174 | 414 | 1236 | 2362 | 1885 | 1616 | 1164 | 1602 | 1556 | 940 | 587 | 404 | 482 | 359 | 316 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.86m | 7:28AM1.95m | 7:36PM1.94m | 8:30AM2.09m | 8:36PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM1.10m | 1:13AM0.85m | 1:45PM0.95m | 2:00AM0.67m | 2:26PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 |
44 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 482 | — | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | 44 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 10 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 |
51 | 2 | 19 | 28 | 38 | 73 | 174 | 414 | 1236 | 2362 | 1885 | 1616 | 1164 | 1602 | 1556 | 940 | 587 | 404 | 327 | 359 | 316 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 182 | 163 | 108 | 356 | 316 | 430 | 430 | 483 | 430 | 430 | 474 | 318 | 252 | 213 | 27 | 204 | 199 | 303 | 499 |
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