Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.5° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (30 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (30 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
905
976
946
927
855
841
827
887
836
814
736
958
759
635
544
393
319
246
246
198
195
154
151
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:29AM6.45m
7:56PM6.06m
8:20AM6.03m
8:51PM5.55m
9:20AM5.59m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.52m
1:51PM0.60m
2:13AM0.94m
2:48PM1.04m
3:12AM1.39m
3:58PM1.44m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
10
10
8
9
11
9
9
11
12
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
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