Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
2.0° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Mon night).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
1.1
SW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.8
SSW
8
2.3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
96
94
93
87
69
68
99
169
203
255
372
1027
842
684
640
516
397
326
356
392
789
917
1723
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
40
W
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
30
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
45
SW
40
WSW
50
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:39AM5.60m
8:00PM5.23m
8:20AM5.29m
8:43PM4.91m
9:08AM5.00m
9:36PM4.64m
Low Tide
1:57PM1.41m
2:10AM1.60m
2:41PM1.72m
2:57AM1.88m
3:35PM1.98m
3:55AM2.11m
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mod rain
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part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
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cloud
light rain
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mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
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7:31
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7:33
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7:35
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7:35
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4:36
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4:35
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4:32
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4:31
 mm
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7
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1
1
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1
2
10
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
4
3
4
3
2
3
5
7
7
6
4
5
4
1
1
2
5
3
3
3
7
8
6
2
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