Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.0° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
94
90
85
85
87
113
118
118
118
123
117
117
120
115
113
106
110
110
133
130
127
99
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:11PM5.54m
11:42AM5.27m
00:10AM5.40m
12:46PM5.21m
1:18AM5.33m
Low Tide
5:02PM1.42m
5:35AM1.39m
5:58PM1.55m
6:35AM1.49m
7:05PM1.60m
7:45AM1.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:30
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
26
26
Feels °C
16
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
16
15
16
16
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
21
25
25
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