Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
15.0°C
2.1° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
86
85
56
49
48
48
50
51
59
44
45
47
49
50
50
32
33
32
29
29
17
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
0
N
0
NNE
5
N
0
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:18PM5.61m
2:48AM5.59m
3:07PM5.89m
3:31AM5.90m
3:48PM6.10m
4:09AM6.14m
Low Tide
8:49PM1.07m
9:08AM1.10m
9:33PM0.83m
9:51AM0.84m
10:11PM0.67m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:50
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Temp °C
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
4
5
5
7
7
7
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
6
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