Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Compton Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Compton Bay at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Compton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2036 | 1871 | 5937 | 10735 | 3830 | 1799 | 1013 | 421 | 431 | 335 | 266 | 540 | 1750 | 4216 | 5821 | 4475 | 2644 | 1145 | 1038 | 870 | 681 | 360 | 885 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20AM2.26m | 9:29PM2.20m | 10:04AM2.41m | 10:16PM2.34m | 10:45AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.47m | 3:02PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.27m | 3:37PM0.31m | 3:50AM0.09m | 4:13PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 8 | 4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 1871 | 5937 | 23 | 949 | 676 | 404 | 421 | 253 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 4475 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 283 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 314 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SE 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2036 | 492 | 58 | 10735 | 3830 | 1799 | 1013 | 399 | 431 | 335 | 266 | 540 | 1750 | 4216 | 5821 | — | 2644 | 1145 | 1038 | 870 | 681 | 360 | 885 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 203 | 101 | 356 | 398 | 819 | 474 | 474 | 569 | 269 | 371 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 810 | 797 | 783 | 783 | 356 | 356 | 347 | 213 | 170 |
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