Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
0.8
N
6
0.5
W
9
1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
125
95
91
68
51
90
90
31
60
41
47
64
54
43
50
39
42
37
35
28
58
64
56
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
1:57PM5.28m
2:31AM5.42m
3:07PM5.51m
3:40AM5.65m
4:11PM5.86m
4:42AM5.96m
Low Tide
7:45AM1.50m
8:19PM1.51m
8:57AM1.38m
9:33PM1.26m
10:06AM1.12m
10:39PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:29
9:28
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
23
24
24
23
26
29
28
27
27
24
21
19
24
27
30
30
27
24
19
19
Feels °C
26
25
24
22
23
24
23
20
22
26
26
25
26
21
17
15
22
24
26
27
23
19
13
13
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