Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 35 | 140 | 305 | 292 | 300 | 292 | 292 | 294 | 259 | 229 | 308 | 287 | 291 | 314 | 392 | 514 | 761 | 687 | 572 | 562 | 484 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:03AM6.22m | 9:24PM6.14m | 9:46AM5.87m | 10:12PM5.68m | 10:38AM5.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.56m | 3:15PM0.71m | 3:38AM0.92m | 4:00PM1.10m | 4:27AM1.36m | 4:58PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
100 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 259 | 229 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 20 | 687 | 572 | 562 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
10 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
— | 4 | 140 | 305 | 292 | 300 | 292 | 292 | 294 | — | — | 308 | 287 | 291 | 314 | 392 | 514 | 761 | — | — | — | 484 | 440 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 220 | 220 | 296 | 296 | 220 | 220 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 220 | 296 | 265 | 215 | 215 | 143 | 143 | 94 | 244 | 235 | 94 | 44 |
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