Watergate Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.45° N 5.05° W

Watergate Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 12 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Watergate Bay sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.2° 

Watergate Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Watergate Bay surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, W swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, WNW swell with 149 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Watergate Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Watergate Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Watergate Bay in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sat 11th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Best Surf 4AM (Sat 11th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 10s
Most Powerful 4PM (Thu 9th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Watergate Bay over the next 16 days.


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