Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.8° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.4
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.2
N
7
1.8
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
31
31
46
45
57
55
58
57
57
143
138
147
108
108
98
96
123
453
602
585
453
290
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
WSW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
30
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17PM4.96m
2:09AM4.86m
2:43PM5.27m
3:22AM5.26m
3:45PM5.73m
Low Tide
7:10AM2.03m
8:07PM1.77m
8:40AM1.78m
9:22PM1.38m
9:45AM1.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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7:26
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7:28
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6:50
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6:47
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6:45
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
9
5
5
3
5
6
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