Watergate Bay surf break

Watergate Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
9.9° 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 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
!
0
0
0
0
!
4
1
2
1
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.8
SW
1.3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
3.5
WSW
6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131016161716151514141414131818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28903001354335002611224016321003787736614879621010405110931078884975936402728171632987725624011
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
45
SE
35
S
40
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SW
25
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
15
S
30
SE
50
SE
45
SE
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
6.11
6:42AM
6.44
7:00PM
6.19
7:17AM
6.50
7:36PM
6.19
7:53AM
6.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.61
12:41AM
0.58
1:04PM
0.52
1:14AM
0.54
1:38PM
0.51
1:49AM
0.59
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:08-------8:07-------8:07-
Sunset4:51-------4:52-------4:54-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
5----22111----111--26411
Temp. °C8877891211101099998997888677
Feels °C (?)2321105344345302221-3-20-1-3
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