Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
35
35
35
18
50
61
78
101
99
99
80
58
61
54
96
130
120
98
96
102
100
116
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM6.14m
8:34PM6.37m
8:53AM6.08m
9:10PM6.24m
9:31AM5.93m
9:50PM6.01m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.57m
2:31PM0.63m
2:54AM0.63m
3:05PM0.74m
3:29AM0.78m
3:43PM0.93m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
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9:02
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
21
21
22
22
18
19
19
19
21
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
13
12
12
15
17
17
17
16
16
14
14
19
20
21
19
16
18
18
18
19
17
18
17
16
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