Watergate Bay Surf Break

Watergate Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Issued: 12 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Watergate Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
14
24
23
23
22
6
5
8
30
28
28
65
116
149
149
143
135
133
130
127
96
94
67
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
35
SE
15
SSW
15
S
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:21AM5.08m
1:55PM4.93m
2:22AM4.99m
2:54PM4.98m
3:19AM5.02m
3:47PM5.12m
Low Tide
7:49AM1.76m
8:17PM1.87m
8:48AM1.79m
9:16PM1.82m
9:42AM1.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:35
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
23
23
24
25
27
27
24
23
25
28
28
26
20
20
17
16
17
19
21
21
19
Feels °C
20
19
20
23
24
25
26
30
28
23
23
25
26
26
25
15
19
16
13
14
18
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
26
13
24
23
23
22
6
5
6
6
28
26
65
116
149
149
143
135
133
130
127
96
94
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
W
8
0.4
W
10
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
W
9
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
14
5
5
5
30
4
28
25
3
4
2
1
6
5
10
10
10
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
13
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
8
13
4
5
6
6
6
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
4
0.4
E
2
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
5
3
1
18
9
14
25
29
25
28
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
345
253
563
400
392
386
386
387
61
9
2
1
1
0
130
0
4
220
5
4
40
40
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Cornwall
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
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