Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.7° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
56
31
24
44
47
33
31
31
19
31
31
31
30
27
15
14
14
14
15
12
16
18
15
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:09PM6.25m
5:38AM6.26m
6:02PM6.60m
6:29AM6.48m
6:51PM6.84m
7:17AM6.57m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.54m
12:01PM0.49m
00:31AM0.24m
12:51PM0.27m
1:20AM0.07m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:27
9:25
9:24
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
27
24
24
22
19
17
22
25
24
24
23
24
22
21
24
27
26
24
22
23
22
21
23
24
Feels °C
23
25
23
20
17
15
19
23
23
24
23
23
19
20
22
24
25
23
23
23
20
18
20
20
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