Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 35 | 63 | 67 | 108 | 340 | 285 | 262 | 289 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:21PM5.72m | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | 6:12AM6.07m | 6:27PM6.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM1.03m | 11:54AM0.90m | 00:16AM0.67m | 12:27PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | W 11 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 63 | 67 | 108 | 340 | 285 | 262 | 289 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 205 | 214 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 296 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 26 | 41 | 205 | 220 | 266 | 405 | 44 | 5 |
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