Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
14.7°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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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)
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.1
N
6
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1449
1342
1261
1376
1189
934
748
546
458
396
300
243
243
178
145
117
94
74
41
41
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52AM6.27m
6:11PM6.07m
6:27AM6.12m
6:45PM5.84m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.67m
12:09PM0.68m
00:22AM0.83m
12:43PM0.86m
00:55AM1.04m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
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7:28
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7:30
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4:39
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4:38
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4:37
 mm
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3
4
5
2
1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
Feels °C
6
10
9
10
9
8
8
7
5
3
3
1
1
1
1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
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