Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
8
0.7
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
W
8
2.2
W
8
2
W
8
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
35
140
305
292
300
292
292
294
259
229
308
287
291
314
392
514
761
687
572
562
484
440
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:03AM6.22m
9:24PM6.14m
9:46AM5.87m
10:12PM5.68m
10:38AM5.44m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.56m
3:15PM0.71m
3:38AM0.92m
4:00PM1.10m
4:27AM1.36m
4:58PM1.53m
cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
18
18
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
13
12
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
16
17
15
15
16
14
14
14
11
12
12
13
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