Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.8° 

Watergate Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the N by Wed morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.6
NNW
6
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
9
1.4
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
57
143
138
141
141
102
98
96
154
349
316
265
245
193
197
202
147
119
50
34
29
104
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:09AM4.86m
2:43PM5.27m
3:22AM5.26m
3:45PM5.73m
4:14AM5.73m
4:33PM6.16m
Low Tide
8:40AM1.78m
9:22PM1.38m
9:45AM1.34m
10:17PM0.92m
10:35AM0.89m
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
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12
12
13
13
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14
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
18
16
15
16
12
10
6
5
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
8
8
7
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