Compton Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for getting a wave. We've got a long stretch of poor surf on the cards, so let's break it down day by day.

The pattern starts off messy and stays that way for a while. We're looking at a lot of onshore and cross-onshore winds, with the swell being short-period and weak. The energy is just not there. There's a real gap from Friday the 11th through to around the 20th where it's going to be a struggle to find anything rideable. It's not until the very end of the window that we see a change in the wind, but even then, the swell has packed up and gone.

Friday morning kicks things off poor. Compton Bay is looking at a clean 4ft of swell, but it's short-period at 6 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore, making it a bit of a messy, choppy mess. The combined energy is a weak 193, so it's just not doing anything. The water is a notable 67°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, a solid 5°F above average. Friday afternoon sees the wind swing onshore and the period drop further to 9 seconds, so the quality isn't going to improve.

Saturday is much the same. The swell drops off, and we're dealing with moderate cross-onshore winds and even shorter periods. The energy is weak. Sunday brings rain showers and more cross-onshore wind, keeping things lumpy. We're still looking at small, weak surf in the 2ft to 4ft range with energy that never gets going.

The start of the new week, Monday the 14th and Tuesday the 15th, is more of the same. It's small, the winds are messy, and there's a risk of thunderstorms. Honestly, it's not worth the paddle out. The swell energy is bottoming out too.

We get a bit of a bump on Thursday the 17th with a 5ft swell in the afternoon, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore and the period is only 6 seconds. This will be lumpy and short-period junk. Not what we want, and the wave energy, while it jumps to 165, is all over the place with the wind. This setup looks far more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.

The following weekend, Saturday the 19th, the swell just dies. We're looking at 0.3ft to 0.7ft, even with a bit of glass on the Saturday morning. There's simply nothing to ride.

Through the 20th and into the week of the 21st, the wind turns offshore and clean, but there is no swell to speak of. We're seeing 0.3ft to 1ft for days on end. It's a classic case of the wind finally cleaning up right as the ocean goes flat. Sometimes that's the way it goes. There are some long-period signals in the mix with 14 to 16 second swells, but the height is basically non-existent. It's a big tease. Even with that clean wind, it's a no-go.

So, the bottom line is, there is nothing worth highlighting as a standout. Hats off to the consistency of the poor forecast, but for us, it's a washout for the next two weeks. We'll just have to wait for a change in the weather pattern. Fingers crossed it doesn't stay this way for long.

That's all from me. Rusty out.

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