Strike Mission
Beach
both
Level 3/10

Compton Bay

Isle of Wight, UK (England)
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Compton Bay is the Isle of Wight's most surfed beach--a stretch with three distinct sections.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
3
Poor
0.5m
@15s
23km/h
Mon
16
0
Poor
0.6m
@20s
21km/h
Tue
17
10
Poor
0.8m
@16s
20km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.5m
WSW(240°)
Score: 3/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
23km/h
SW(233°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
9°C
0.1mm80%
Windswell Component
0.8mSW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:37 am
Low tide - -0.82m
6:26 am
High tide - -0.09m
7:30 am
Low tide - -0.11m
8:40 am
High tide - -0.07m
Times shown in spot-local time.+4 more tide events

Strike Score Breakdown

3
Poor
Components
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score39/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score3/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score3
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (220°)
Direction range
180° - 260°
Size range
0.6m - 1.5m
Ideal size
1.2m
Height multiplier
1.00×
Ideal period
11s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
320° - 60°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

6/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Secondary: Mar, Sep

Getting There

Airport
SOU
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
verified

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