Compton Bay (Beach) (Isle of Wight) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

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    7 day forecast for Compton Bay (Beach)

    Today (20 January 2026)
    Time
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    28
    S
    25
    S
    23
    S
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    44
    45
    43
    37
    34
    33
    Visibility
    E
    M
    M
    M
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    28
    28
    29
    28
    25
    23
    21
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.2
    2.3
    2.5
    2.6
    2.6
    2.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    SSE
    18
    SE
    20
    SE
    23
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    31
    SSE
    32
    SSE
    31
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    29
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    30
    28
    27
    26
    25
    27
    31
    37
    43
    46
    48
    49
    48
    46
    45
    44
    43
    43
    43
    41
    40
    37
    35
    34
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    M
    M
    M
    G
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    83%
    82%
    81%
    82%
    84%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    91%
    87%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    18
    20
    23
    27
    29
    31
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    28
    29
    28
    27
    26
    25
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.3
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.9
    2.1
    2.2
    2.3
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    2.1
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    23
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    22
    SE
    21
    SE
    21
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    S
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    33
    32
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    27
    25
    24
    24
    23
    22
    22
    23
    21
    19
    18
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    88%
    89%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    22
    22
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.6
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    11
    12
    16
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    SE
    23
    SE
    25
    SE
    26
    SSE
    26
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    24
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    22
    SSE
    21
    S
    20
    S
    19
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SE
    17
    SSE
    17
    SE
    17
    SE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    23
    24
    25
    28
    30
    33
    33
    33
    33
    33
    32
    27
    26
    22
    21
    21
    18
    18
    17
    19
    19
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    79%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    20
    21
    23
    25
    26
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.2
    2.4
    2.5
    2.6
    2.7
    2.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    17
    SE
    16
    SE
    16
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    ESE
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    20
    22
    22
    22
    21
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    86%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    18
    18
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.7
    2.6
    2.6
    2.5
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.7
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    17
    17
    17
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    16
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    23
    24
    23
    21
    21
    21
    20
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    81%
    81%
    82%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    16
    17
    16
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    16
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (26 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    12
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    E
    14
    ESE
    16
    ESE
    17
    SE
    20
    SE
    21
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    18
    20
    23
    29
    34
    37
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    82%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 26 January

    Tide times and heights are from Freshwater Bay tidal station which is 2.1 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    London & South East England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Unsettled for the next few days.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    After a dry start this evening a band of cloud and rain, locally heavy, will move quickly north-eastwards across all parts overnight. Windy. Staying mild. Turning drier from the west after midnight though further rain likely over Kent. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Further outbreaks of rain, locally heavy, will move northwards across the region during the day. Temperatures near normal. Windy, especially near the south coast. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Rather windy, especially over hills, with a mixture of variable cloud and outbreaks of rain on most days. Daytime temperatures near normal for January, but staying frost free overnight.

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