Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
70 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 65 | 52 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:44PM5.27m | 5:04AM5.32m | 5:21PM5.72m | 5:40AM5.72m | 5:55PM6.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM1.44m | 11:20AM1.28m | 11:43PM1.03m | 11:54AM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
70 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 65 | 52 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | S 4 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | ENE 3 | SSW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | SW 12 | — |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | SSW 2 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 265 | 9 | 214 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 211 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 4 |
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