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Compton Bay

Isle of Wight, UK
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

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

10-Day Forecast
Today
25
0
Poor
0.2m
@6s
27km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
0.4m
@4s
18km/h
Sat
27
1
Poor
0.2m
@5s
9km/h
Sun
28
0
Poor
0.4m
@6s
31km/h
Mon
29
0
Poor
0.4m
@5s
22km/h
Tue
30
0
Poor
0.3m
@6s
14km/h
Wed
1
0
Poor
0.5m
@7s
32km/h
Thu
2
0
Poor
0.6m
@4s
16km/h
Fri
3
0
Poor
0.4m
@6s
19km/h
Sat
4
6
Poor
0.0m
@11s
31km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.2m
ESE(119°)
Score: 1/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
27km/h
E(88°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
28°C
0.0mm15%
Windswell Component
0.6mE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 23 km/h ENE|PM: 28 km/h E
Lighter winds early (23 km/h)
Mid tide at 6am (-0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:24 am
Low tide - -0.84m
6:24 am
High tide - -0.11m
6:38 am
Low tide - -0.13m
8:55 am
High tide - 0.01m
Times shown in spot-local time.+3 more tide events

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size1/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score6/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-11
🌊💨 Windswell-15
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 15
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell
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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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