Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.9
WSW
7
2.2
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
287
333
375
588
797
671
559
562
588
552
484
540
573
469
430
326
264
198
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:12PM5.68m
10:38AM5.44m
11:12PM5.19m
11:48AM5.04m
Low Tide
4:00PM1.10m
4:27AM1.36m
4:58PM1.53m
5:33AM1.79m
6:21PM1.87m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
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