Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
WNW
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1400
1109
855
748
639
652
565
543
466
388
374
308
260
653
599
907
831
790
675
675
573
492
483
403
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:41AM6.25m
5:56PM6.60m
6:14AM6.57m
6:30PM6.84m
6:48AM6.77m
7:05PM6.92m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.51m
11:55AM0.44m
00:15AM0.21m
12:28PM0.18m
00:48AM0.04m
1:02PM0.06m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
9
11
11
12
12
10
12
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
10
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