Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.5° C
1.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
40
40
37
35
34
35
35
35
18
50
63
84
103
99
96
75
77
55
54
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:44AM6.11m
8:00PM6.41m
8:17AM6.14m
8:34PM6.37m
8:53AM6.08m
9:10PM6.24m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.60m
2:21AM0.57m
2:31PM0.63m
2:54AM0.63m
3:05PM0.74m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
20
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
14
12
11
12
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
18
18
17
18
17
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