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| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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W |
SSW |
W |
WNW |
SW |
SW |
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| 5 s |
cross- off |
5 s | 9 s | 11 s | 13 s |
Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 9 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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W |
S |
W |
WNW |
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| 6 s |
cross- off |
6 s | 9 s |
Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 12 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
W |
S |
S |
W |
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| 7 s |
cross- off |
3 s | 7 s |
Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 3 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WSW |
S |
W |
SSW |
SW |
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| 6 s |
cross- off |
7 s | 6 s | 13 s |
Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 6 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WSW |
SSE |
SSE |
W |
SW |
SW |
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| 7 s |
cross- off |
3 s | 7 s | 6 s | 12 s |
Open ocean wave model on 3 September at 9 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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WSW |
SSE |
S |
W |
|||
| 7 s |
cross- off |
4 s | 8 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 12 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SSW |
S |
SSW |
W |
E |
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| 7 s |
cross- off |
7 s | 8 s | 5 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 3 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW |
NNE |
SSW |
W |
W |
|||
| 8 s | glass | 8 s | 6 s | 8 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 6 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW |
SE |
SSW |
W |
W |
|||
| 8 s | off | 8 s | 6 s | 8 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 9 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW |
SSE |
SSW |
W |
SW |
|||
| 8 s | off | 8 s | 8 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 12 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW |
SSE |
SSW |
W |
SW |
||
| 8 s |
cross- off |
9 s | 8 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 3 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | Swell 3 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
S |
SW |
W |
SW |
||
| 8 s |
cross- off |
4 s | 9 s | 8 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 6 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW |
S |
SSW |
W |
SW |
||
| 8 s |
cross- off |
8 s | 8 s | 16 s |
Open ocean wave model on 4 September at 9 pm
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SW |
SSW |
SW |
WNW |
|||
| 9 s |
cross- off |
9 s | 8 s |
Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 12 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SW |
S |
SW |
WNW |
|||
| 9 s |
cross- off |
9 s | 8 s |
Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 3 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
WSW |
||||
| 10 s | off | 10 s |
Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 6 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
| 3 hours earlier |
Peak Waves | Wind | Wind Waves | Swell 1 | Swell 2 | 3 hours later |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WSW |
SSE |
SSE |
WSW |
|||
| 10 s | off | 4 s | 10 s |
Open ocean wave model on 5 September at 9 am
Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Watergate Bay around the time the photo was taken
Image captured One hour and 25 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 4.9m (16.0 ft). Range 7.82m (25.7 ft). Toggle tide graph
Watergate Bay Surf Photo: 'September swells' by M.Johnson
Watergate comes to life after a one week wave drought


