Watergate Bay Surf Break

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Issued: 6 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
18
18
16
27
28
27
26
14
24
23
23
22
6
5
8
30
28
28
65
116
149
184
181
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
0
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSW
25
SE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:53PM4.99m
1:21AM5.08m
1:55PM4.93m
2:22AM4.99m
2:54PM4.98m
Low Tide
6:50AM1.61m
7:14PM1.79m
7:49AM1.76m
8:17PM1.87m
8:48AM1.79m
9:16PM1.82m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:35
9:35
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
23
22
21
20
19
20
20
21
23
25
26
26
27
25
24
24
25
27
28
25
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
25
23
22
21
19
21
20
21
24
27
28
27
29
25
21
22
26
25
27
25
19
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
N
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Energy kJ
8
18
18
16
27
28
27
26
13
24
23
23
22
6
1
6
6
28
26
65
116
149
184
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
6
0.3
W
9
0.2
N
3
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
W
10
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
W
9
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
6
5
5
5
1
14
1
2
5
5
5
30
4
28
25
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
N
3
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
8
4
13
3
1
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
SE
2
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
26
26
616
762
46
296
46
46
253
563
400
389
400
387
387
386
9
0
223
0
10
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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