Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.9° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.2
WSW
10
1
W
10
1.7
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
W
11
4.5
W
12
4
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
12
5
W
13
5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
76
142
157
259
500
1027
925
757
711
527
405
313
288
189
365
1069
3710
5782
5972
4992
5408
5623
6593
7570
8555
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
0
N
15
SE
30
ESE
40
SE
30
SSE
30
SSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
50
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:20AM5.29m
8:43PM4.91m
9:08AM5.00m
9:36PM4.64m
10:06AM4.79m
10:43PM4.50m
Low Tide
2:10AM1.60m
2:41PM1.72m
2:57AM1.88m
3:35PM1.98m
3:55AM2.11m
4:41PM2.11m
5:05AM2.20m
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7:35
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7:35
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7:37
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4:35
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4:32
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4:30
 mm
2
6
2
1
1
1
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3
3
4
10
1
1
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1
5
2
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
14
15
15
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
3
1
3
9
11
5
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
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