Watergate Bay Surf Break

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.9
W
11
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
176
211
914
1167
1530
1544
1392
1236
1084
821
695
526
442
365
331
426
575
652
666
708
736
999
1096
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:17PM5.50m
5:38AM5.46m
5:57PM5.69m
6:17AM5.61m
6:35PM5.85m
6:54AM5.70m
Low Tide
11:14AM1.44m
11:39PM1.32m
11:55AM1.27m
00:19AM1.16m
12:33PM1.12m
00:57AM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:35
9:35
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
7
0.3
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
1.9
W
11
2.1
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
Energy kJ
69
27
130
914
1167
1530
1544
1392
1236
1084
821
695
526
442
365
331
426
575
652
666
708
736
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.5
SW
7
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
14
8
8
8
22
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
10
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
0.5
SW
7
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
11
Energy kJ
56
176
211
22
999
1096
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
235
235
235
235
115
29
29
5
5
5
5
40
4
0
18
18
215
41
41
554
5
28
5
28
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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