Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
118
118
123
123
123
120
115
113
110
115
110
136
130
127
127
95
91
68
52
90
90
67
60
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:10AM5.40m
12:46PM5.21m
1:18AM5.33m
1:57PM5.28m
2:31AM5.42m
Low Tide
5:58PM1.55m
6:35AM1.49m
7:05PM1.60m
7:45AM1.50m
8:19PM1.51m
8:57AM1.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:30
9:29
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
19
20
20
22
22
22
25
26
26
25
24
23
24
22
26
27
Feels °C
15
16
16
14
15
15
17
17
17
18
18
20
20
20
23
24
24
24
23
22
23
20
24
25
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