Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
17.0°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
2
1
!
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
12
1.9
W
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1735
2453
3802
4280
3857
3398
3078
2641
2084
1729
1376
1483
1039
1252
940
814
722
625
537
456
364
295
240
235
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:23AM5.93m
8:42PM5.59m
8:58AM5.52m
9:19PM5.14m
9:39AM5.09m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.95m
2:36PM1.06m
2:49AM1.34m
3:12PM1.48m
3:27AM1.75m
3:57PM1.90m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:27
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Temp °C
16
17
16
15
17
17
16
15
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
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