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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 Thursday 07 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 68 | 131 | 179 | 220 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:14AM5.16m | 9:34PM5.21m | 9:59AM4.86m | 10:25PM4.94m | 10:55AM4.62m | 11:28PM4.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM1.49m | 3:25PM1.67m | 3:56AM1.79m | 4:14PM1.94m | 4:54AM2.02m | 5:16PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 68 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | SW 8 | W 9 | SW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | — | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 3 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 8 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 2 | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | 131 | 179 | 220 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 245 | 245 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 393 | 400 | 253 | 46 | 9 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 24 | 51 | 48 | 244 | 274 |
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