Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.7° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
W
8
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
6
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
308
151
101
86
66
64
61
46
42
41
41
79
78
56
55
55
52
51
50
49
33
48
33
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:40AM5.02m
5:02PM5.30m
5:24AM5.32m
5:43PM5.64m
6:02AM5.60m
6:20PM5.94m
Low Tide
10:41PM1.78m
11:00AM1.65m
11:26PM1.46m
11:42AM1.34m
00:05AM1.16m
12:18PM1.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:08
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
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