Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
146 | 250 | 451 | 588 | 643 | 742 | 710 | 675 | 690 | 579 | 441 | 287 | 230 | 185 | 136 | 108 | 90 | 47 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:34PM5.22m | 10:57AM4.97m | 11:25PM4.73m | 11:55AM4.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM1.49m | 4:48AM1.75m | 5:13PM1.94m | 5:40AM2.17m | 6:19PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 6 |
10 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 690 | 579 | 441 | 287 | 230 | 185 | 136 | 108 | 90 | 47 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 |
— | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
146 | 250 | 451 | 588 | 643 | 742 | 710 | 675 | — | — | 33 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 77 | 52 | 37 | 44 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 214 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 140 | 137 | 261 | 235 | 140 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 206 | 47 | 46 |
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