Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 46 | 45 | 60 | 180 | 759 | 647 | 505 | 496 | 674 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.54m | 1:13PM2.57m | 1:30AM2.49m | 1:53PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM-0.03m | 6:08AM-0.13m | 6:28PM-0.03m | 6:47AM-0.03m | 7:08PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 180 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 496 | 674 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | SW 14 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 35 | 64 | 82 | 59 | 27 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 45 | 60 | 149 | 759 | 647 | 505 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 116 | 120 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 108 | 793 | 271 | 514 | 632 | 204 | 175 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 22 | 22 |
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