Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.1° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.3
W
8
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.9
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
W
7
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
12
17
37
53
91
160
206
233
326
415
482
440
376
356
344
279
123
103
74
65
133
133
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:43AM4.60m
3:17PM4.73m
3:48AM4.75m
4:15PM4.98m
4:40AM5.02m
5:02PM5.30m
Low Tide
9:07AM2.15m
9:44PM2.04m
10:10AM1.95m
10:41PM1.78m
11:00AM1.65m
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clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
13
13
14
13
12
14
14
15
16
17
19
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