Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:30AM4.52m | 3:57PM4.83m | 4:24AM4.90m | 4:44PM5.27m | 5:04AM5.32m | 5:21PM5.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM2.12m | 10:24PM1.87m | 10:41AM1.71m | 11:07PM1.44m | 11:20AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 50 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 7 | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 132 | 236 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 236 | 236 | 208 | 208 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 205 | 265 | 210 | 214 | 24 |
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