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Watergate Bay Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Watergate Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | |
102 | 102 | 104 | 121 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:46AM6.19m | 6:03PM6.23m | 6:19AM6.23m | 6:36PM6.27m | 6:53AM6.17m | 7:08PM6.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.63m | 00:20AM0.63m | 12:35PM0.63m | 00:52AM0.63m | 1:05PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | 8:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | W 9 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
 kJ | 102 | 102 | 104 | 121 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 7 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | — | 28 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 204 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 220 | 235 | 405 | 220 | 46 | 46 |
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