Watergate Bay surf break

Watergate Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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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
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 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
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)
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
84
82
78
49
48
30
28
27
28
28
26
15
13
12
10
9
13
7
24
24
26
28
29
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
0
SW
0
N
5
N
10
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:03PM6.23m
6:19AM6.23m
6:36PM6.27m
6:53AM6.17m
7:08PM6.20m
7:26AM6.01m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.63m
12:35PM0.63m
00:52AM0.63m
1:05PM0.72m
1:24AM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:54
5:52
5:50
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8:38
8:39
8:42
8:44
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
7
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
82
84
82
78
49
48
30
28
27
28
28
26
15
13
12
10
9
13
6
24
24
26
28
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
4
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
6
2
4
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
3
3
2
2
1
1
7
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
8
8
4
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
4
0
0
9
0
49
204
35
46
61
64
46
205
205
400
404
404
46
46
46
35
46
46
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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