Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.1° C
2.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
18
18
18
38
59
25
52
42
26
40
41
56
78
63
36
31
31
19
31
31
31
30
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
15
E
15
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:11PM5.86m
4:42AM5.96m
5:09PM6.25m
5:38AM6.26m
6:02PM6.60m
6:29AM6.48m
Low Tide
10:06AM1.12m
10:39PM0.91m
11:07AM0.80m
11:38PM0.54m
12:01PM0.49m
00:31AM0.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:28
9:27
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
23
27
29
29
27
23
19
18
22
26
26
25
25
22
19
19
23
26
26
25
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
19
24
26
25
23
16
12
12
16
21
22
24
25
21
17
16
19
23
24
24
23
22
21
21
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