Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.6° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.4
W
18
0.7
W
16
1
W
15
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
264
198
153
116
106
78
76
55
68
97
254
428
1748
1487
1325
1106
988
972
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:35AM4.84m
1:21PM4.91m
2:12AM4.87m
2:52PM5.18m
Low Tide
6:21PM1.87m
7:09AM2.02m
8:06PM1.87m
8:47AM1.83m
9:32PM1.48m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
22
21
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
15
15
13
12
11
13
18
18
17
17
18
15
12
12
12
12
14
13
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