Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 12PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
12
4
W
12
4
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6138
5644
5658
4930
4598
5305
5121
4364
3834
3139
2402
1941
1626
1472
1204
1037
826
711
599
442
452
426
470
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22AM6.85m
5:42PM6.90m
6:02AM6.89m
6:23PM6.78m
6:44AM6.75m
7:07PM6.49m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.02m
11:58PM0.04m
12:19PM0.05m
00:39AM0.21m
1:03PM0.25m
rain showers
clear
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
3
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
8
8
8
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