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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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
22
Poor
0.4m
@7s
6km/h
Mon
22
0
Poor
0.2m
@6s
24km/h
Tue
23
0
Poor
0.3m
@8s
13km/h
Wed
24
0
Poor
0.3m
@9s
15km/h
Thu
25
0
Poor
0.3m
@4s
24km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.4m
@4s
17km/h
Sat
27
1
Poor
0.6m
@6s
24km/h
Sun
28
4
Poor
0.4m
@6s
10km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.3m
@8s
23km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.5m
@6s
22km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.4m
WSW(241°)
Score: 2/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
6km/h
SW(224°)
Score: 16/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm73%
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 4 km/h SSE|PM: 5 km/h W
Lighter winds early (4 km/h)
Low tide at 8am (-1.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:10 am
High tide - 0.13m
8:51 am
Low tide - -1.37m
4:52 pm
High tide - 0.20m
9:20 pm
Low tide - -1.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

22
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind16/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score22/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score22
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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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