Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
154
146
126
122
120
113
110
155
258
368
387
327
247
206
194
232
214
172
123
82
63
30
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:31AM5.93m
9:50PM6.01m
10:14AM5.70m
10:37PM5.70m
11:05AM5.42m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.78m
3:43PM0.93m
4:08AM1.00m
4:26PM1.18m
4:56AM1.30m
5:21PM1.47m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
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9:00
8:58
8:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
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