Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.4° 

Watergate Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.4
WNW
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1363
1628
1567
1511
1412
1018
988
2079
3376
2900
2384
1811
1439
1039
887
656
656
693
666
640
618
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:01AM6.67m
8:21PM6.54m
8:42AM6.36m
9:05PM6.10m
9:28AM5.93m
9:57PM5.57m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.29m
2:35AM0.51m
2:58PM0.64m
3:19AM0.95m
3:48PM1.11m
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rain showers
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thunderstorm
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7:16
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7:20
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6:59
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6:57
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1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
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