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Watergate Bay Surf Forecast
/ Cornwall (North) (60 surf breaks) /
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Watergate Bay surfForecast / Cornwall (North) / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Watergate Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Watergate Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Watergate Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
347 | 347 | 347 | 367 | 341 | 341 | 319 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 184 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:12AM5.24m | 2:47PM5.12m | 3:09AM5.34m | 3:37PM5.32m | 3:57AM5.47m | 4:20PM5.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM1.52m | 9:08PM1.60m | 9:37AM1.40m | 9:58PM1.44m | 10:20AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 347 | 347 | 347 | 367 | 341 | 341 | 319 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 184 | 174 | 130 | 127 | 96 | 96 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 13 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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