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Watergate Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 23 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
9.8° 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 4AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)16ft (5.0m)18s
Evening (24 Jan)18ft (5.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)161615161615181616151514141417161615141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63885925531160168193815813859157641375595005839444435623232113671031280645583452232872558188413551365
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
20
S
30
SSE
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
5
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
6.09
8:33AM
6.27
8:55PM
5.90
9:17AM
6.00
9:43PM
5.63
10:08AM
5.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
0.73
2:52PM
0.77
3:07AM
0.96
3:36PM
1.04
3:56AM
1.25
4:29PM
1.36
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----8:06-------8:04-------8:03---
Sunset------4:58-------5:00-------5:00-
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
431411411-21----1----128
Temp. °C999999999787788887677989
Feels °C (?)-2-2-2010100212443463333423
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