Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
2
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
60
43
176
494
842
782
654
535
464
375
306
258
210
163
160
161
161
201
107
283
407
513
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:18AM6.20m
5:36PM6.65m
5:59AM6.54m
6:16PM6.92m
6:36AM6.73m
6:54PM6.99m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.44m
00:03AM0.14m
12:17PM0.15m
00:40AM-0.03m
12:54PM0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
15
15
15
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