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
30
0
Poor
0.2m
@8s
29km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.3m
@10s
14km/h
Sat
2
15
Poor
0.2m
@11s
8km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.2m
SW(218°)
Score: 1/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 7/25
Wind
29km/h
E(94°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
1.0mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 26 km/h E|PM: 28 km/h E
Lighter winds early (26 km/h)
Mid tide at 11am (0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:12 am
Low tide - -1.33m
11:07 am
High tide - 0.16m
3:21 pm
Low tide - -1.34m
9:21 pm
High tide - 0.19m
Times shown in spot-local time.+1 more tide events

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period7/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score31/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
🌊💨 Windswell-15
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 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°

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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