Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
47
61
70
52
51
45
52
74
80
64
44
31
31
19
18
31
31
30
17
15
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
5
SE
10
NNE
20
E
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
N
5
NE
10
E
20
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
NW
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:42AM5.96m
5:09PM6.25m
5:38AM6.26m
6:02PM6.60m
6:29AM6.48m
6:51PM6.84m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.91m
11:07AM0.80m
11:38PM0.54m
12:01PM0.49m
00:31AM0.24m
12:51PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:28
9:27
9:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
20
18
22
26
27
25
25
22
18
16
21
25
25
24
23
23
22
21
23
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
16
14
12
16
22
24
25
24
18
15
13
18
23
24
23
22
22
19
21
22
25
24
20
22
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