
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37AM5.84m | 6:54PM6.18m | 7:11AM6.01m | 7:27PM6.34m | 7:44AM6.11m | 8:00PM6.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.90m | 12:53PM0.82m | 1:15AM0.71m | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:48AM0.60m | 1:58PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
88 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 40 | 39 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 |
— | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 7 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | N 4 | NW 4 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 32 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 220 | 220 | 769 | 235 | 235 | 274 | 275 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 64 | 64 | 1005 | 238 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 237 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 46 |
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