Surf Forecasts:
Compton Bay surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SW swell with 1,355 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Compton Bay this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Compton Bay in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Compton Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what's cookin' at Compton Bay.
It's a pretty grim start. For the first eight days, from Thursday the 27th of August through to Thursday the 3rd of September, it's a write-off. The wind is blowing onshore or cross-onshore nearly the whole time, and the swell is all over the place, weak and messy. The combined energy gets up to only 243 at its best, which is weak. You'd be wasting your time paddling out.
Then, we get a little window. On Friday the 4th of September, the morning session is the real standout. The wind goes glassy, and the swell cleans up to about 5 feet from the WSW. The combined energy jumps to 366, which is a solid, moderate pulse. The water temp is about average for the time of year. After that, the wind swings back onshore on the 5th and 6th, and the energy drops off again.
The swell tries to build again on the 11th of September, with another promising morning showing about 7 feet from the WSW with a gentle offshore from the NNE. The energy hits 384. That's a bigger, cleaner swell, but it's a long way out, so don't bet the farm on it just yet.
Your only real shot is that Friday the 4th of September morning. It's clean, it's surfable, and it's a much-needed break. For the rest, it's a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 14 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 238 | 384 | 526 | 838 | 866 | 135 | 65 | 49 | 213 | 243 | 199 | 61 | 53 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 11:28AM2.36m | 11:28PM2.43m | 12:02PM2.47m | 00:02AM2.49m | 12:35PM2.54m | 00:37AM2.52m | 1:09PM2.56m | 1:12AM2.49m | 1:44PM2.53m | 1:48AM2.43m | 2:20PM2.45m | 2:28AM2.34m | 2:59PM2.34m | 3:13AM2.22m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.22m | 4:34PM0.39m | 4:52AM0.07m | 5:06PM0.27m | 5:24AM-0.04m | 5:39PM0.19m | 5:57AM-0.10m | 6:14PM0.14m | 6:32AM-0.10m | 6:50PM0.14m | 7:08AM-0.03m | 7:29PM0.20m | 7:48AM0.11m | 8:11PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SSE 4 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 65 | — | 2 | — | 199 | 61 | 53 | 13 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 238 | 384 | 526 | 838 | 866 | 88 | 29 | 49 | 213 | 243 | 64 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 44 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 268 | 237 | 356 | 170 | 433 | 401 | 268 | 249 | 109 | 318 | 175 | 203 | 260 | 22 | 27 | 268 | 202 | 185 | 248 | 268 |
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