Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
14.5°C
2.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
1.3
SW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
2.5
W
7
2.5
W
8
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
48
61
76
76
73
96
94
93
87
69
68
147
299
348
711
805
869
951
725
627
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
35
WSW
30
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:21PM5.55m
7:39AM5.60m
8:00PM5.23m
8:20AM5.29m
8:43PM4.91m
Low Tide
1:18PM1.11m
1:31AM1.31m
1:57PM1.41m
2:10AM1.60m
2:41PM1.72m
2:57AM1.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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7:33
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7:35
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4:37
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4:32
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3
1
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1
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Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
7
5
4
3
4
2
1
1
3
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