Watergate Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(North Cornwall, UK)
Watergate Bay Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell WNW | Wind SE
Sea Temperature Today is: 14.7 °C
| Monday 21 | Tue | |||
| 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross | glass | glass |
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Watergate Bay in North Cornwall is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Watch out for dangerous rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Newquay, 5 km from Watergate Bay.
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Watergate Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Newquay, 4 km from Watergate Bay.
light winds from the NNE km/h | Air temperature 11 °C |
Current weather near Watergate Bay
Buoy Data:
At Perranporth Waverider, 9 miles from Watergate Bay.
| 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | 4PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 |
Overall Watergate Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Watergate Bay: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Visitor Reviews of Watergate Bay
“A beautiful spot and relatively free of trashy tourists and localism due to the limited accommodation, few houses and small car park. The beach is km's long and any crowds that do build up tend to thin out towards the north of the beach even on a sunny summers day.
The waves vary with the tide depending on the setup of the banks, breaking left and right for rides up to about 50-100m. The wave character ranges over the whole spectrum from short intense hollow close outs (often at low tide) to long lazy rides, so patience helps. It can get quite big here up to 1.5x overhead and larger on occasion but it can also be a killer paddle out (sometimes unmakeable), particularly if there are two swells running.
A Jamie Oliver restaurant has opened on the beach front but the beach cafe below has more cred and is a lot cheaper of course. The Phoenix pub next to the car park is a class act, really friendly with good vibes. A good camp site is a short walk inland.”
Q, VoG from UNITED KINGDOM - 10 Mar 2010
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Watergate Bay:
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Wave buoys nearest to Watergate Bay:
- Closest wave buoy9 mi
- Second closest wave buoy29 mi
- Third closest wave buoy30 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy32 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy42 mi
Tide stations nearest to Watergate Bay:
- Closest tide station3 mi
- Second closest tide station11 mi
- Third closest tide station13 mi
- Fourth closest tide station15 mi
- Fifth closest tide station16 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Watergate Bay:
- Closest ski area266 mi
- Second closest ski area296 mi
- Third closest ski area317 mi
- Fourth closest ski area317 mi
- Fifth closest ski area317 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Watergate Bay:
- Closest city location39 mi
- Second closest city location61 mi
- Third closest city location64 mi
- Fourth closest city location65 mi
- Fifth closest city location68 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Watergate Bay is St Mawgan (Newquai) Airport (NQY) in England, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Watergate Bay is Plymouth Airport (PLH), also in England, 67 km (42 miles) away.
- Third is Exeter Airport (EXT) in England, 119 km (74 miles) away.
- Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales is 145 km (90 miles) away.
- Cardiff Airport (CWL), also in Wales is the fifth nearest airport to Watergate Bay and is 159 km (99 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Watergate Bay, Cornwall (North). Use the tab navigation above to view Watergate Bay sea temperature, Watergate Bay photographs, Watergate Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Watergate Bay webcams, current wind from Cornwall (North) live weather stations and Watergate Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Watergate Bay.
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