Watergate Bay surf break

Watergate Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Watergate Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (23 Jan)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
4
4
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2
W
1.3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
5.5
W
6.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)131318171716161615161615141615141514141417161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204213291016689791849076944859254938638772076290514015787191081240177325273380033298823813777526135
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
40
SSE
50
SE
60
SE
70
SE
55
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
60
SSE
65
SE
55
SE
40
SE
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
25
S
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
6.44
8:14PM
6.09
8:33AM
6.27
8:55PM
5.90
9:17AM
6.00
9:43PM
5.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.59
2:14PM
0.59
2:26AM
0.73
2:52PM
0.77
3:07AM
0.96
3:36PM
1.04
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise--8:07-------8:06-------8:04-----
Sunset----4:55-------4:58-------5:00---
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
24--33112145111-11------
Temp. °C788779887778988777779767
Feels °C (?)-3-1-3-6-8-3-4-5-6-7-5-12-1-2102336324
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