Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.5
WNW
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1018
988
2252
3327
2900
2384
1811
1439
1039
895
630
630
640
550
550
605
630
710
694
555
482
362
299
244
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:42AM6.36m
9:05PM6.10m
9:28AM5.93m
9:57PM5.57m
10:25AM5.43m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.51m
2:58PM0.64m
3:19AM0.95m
3:48PM1.11m
4:13AM1.46m
4:54PM1.59m
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
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