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How it breaks

Watergate Bay is a two-mile west-facing beach that works on most tides, with mid- to high-tide waves often best under westerly swell and light southeast wind.

Watch out for

Low tide exposes a wide sand flat and bigger swells can produce heavy peaks.
Rip currents can form along the long sandbar during big swell and onshore wind.

What locals know

Unlike many Cornish beaches, it can work on most tide states.

Crowd

The beach hosts national surf competitions and has a lively beachside cafe scene.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

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Watergate Bay surf forecast

Cross-shore wind, waves inside the break window

Updated 05:17 UTC

Waves: 2.6W
Period: 11 s
Wind: 11SSW
Water: 16.1

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Thu 15, 06:00

Cross-shore wind, waves inside the break window

Wave height

2.6W

Wind

8SSW

SSWSSWNNWNNWE

Tide

0.9

Period

11s

Thu 15 06:00Thu 15 18:00Fri 16 06:00Fri 16 17:00Sat 17 05:00

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5 days of hourly waves, wind and tide. Pro covers seven days in NORDR for iPhone.

Thursday 15 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Thursday 15 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
06:00	2.6 m W	11 s	8 kt SSW	0.9 m
07:00	2.7 m W	11 s	8 kt SSW	1.8 m
08:00	2.7 m W	11 s	8 kt SSW	2.1 m
09:00	2.8 m W	12 s	8 kt SSW	1.6 m
10:00	2.8 m W	12 s	10 kt SSW	0.7 m
11:00	2.9 m W	12 s	10 kt SSW	-0.4 m
12:00	2.9 m W	12 s	12 kt SSW	-1.5 m
13:00	2.9 m W	12 s	12 kt SW	-2.3 m
14:00	2.9 m W	11 s	12 kt SW	-2.6 m
15:00	2.9 m W	11 s	11 kt SW	-2.3 m
16:00	2.8 m W	11 s	10 kt SSW	-1.6 m
17:00	2.8 m W	11 s	10 kt SSW	-0.6 m
18:00	2.8 m W	11 s	9 kt SSW	0.5 m
19:00	2.8 m W	11 s	9 kt SSW	1.5 m
20:00	2.7 m W	11 s	9 kt SW	1.9 m
21:00	2.7 m W	11 s	10 kt N	1.7 m
22:00	2.6 m W	11 s	11 kt N	0.9 m
23:00	2.6 m W	11 s	11 kt N	-0.1 m

Friday 16 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Friday 16 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	2.5 m W	11 s	10 kt N	-1.1 m
01:00	2.4 m W	11 s	7 kt N	-1.9 m
02:00	2.4 m W	11 s	9 kt NNW	-2.3 m
03:00	2.4 m W	11 s	9 kt NNW	-2.3 m
04:00	2.3 m W	11 s	12 kt NNW	-1.7 m
05:00	2.3 m W	10 s	12 kt NNW	-0.8 m
06:00	2.3 m W	10 s	12 kt NNW	0.2 m
07:00	2.3 m W	10 s	12 kt NNW	1.1 m
08:00	2.3 m W	10 s	12 kt NNW	1.6 m
09:00	2.2 m W	10 s	13 kt NW	1.5 m
10:00	2.2 m W	10 s	13 kt NW	0.9 m
11:00	2.2 m W	10 s	12 kt NNW	0.0 m
12:00	2.2 m W	10 s	13 kt NW	-0.9 m
13:00	2.2 m W	10 s	12 kt NW	-1.7 m
14:00	2.2 m WNW	9 s	13 kt NNW	-2.3 m
15:00	2.2 m WNW	9 s	12 kt NNW	-2.4 m
16:00	2.1 m WNW	9 s	13 kt NNW	-2.0 m
17:00	2.1 m WNW	9 s	12 kt NNW	-1.2 m
18:00	2.1 m WNW	9 s	11 kt N	-0.4 m
19:00	2.1 m WNW	9 s	10 kt N	0.5 m
20:00	2.0 m WNW	9 s	8 kt N	1.2 m
21:00	2.0 m WNW	9 s	6 kt NNE	1.3 m
22:00	2.0 m WNW	9 s	6 kt NNE	0.9 m
23:00	1.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt N	0.2 m

Saturday 17 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Saturday 17 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt NE	-0.6 m
01:00	1.9 m WNW	9 s	4 kt NE	-1.4 m
02:00	1.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt NE	-1.9 m
03:00	1.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt NE	-2.1 m
04:00	1.8 m WNW	9 s	4 kt E	-1.9 m
05:00	1.8 m WNW	9 s	5 kt E	-1.3 m
06:00	1.8 m WNW	9 s	6 kt ENE	-0.6 m
07:00	1.8 m WNW	9 s	7 kt NE	0.2 m
08:00	1.7 m WNW	9 s	5 kt ENE	0.9 m
09:00	1.7 m WNW	9 s	6 kt ENE	1.2 m
10:00	1.6 m WNW	9 s	7 kt ENE	1.0 m
11:00	1.6 m WNW	9 s	8 kt NE	0.4 m
12:00	1.6 m WNW	9 s	8 kt NE	-0.3 m
13:00	1.5 m WNW	9 s	9 kt NE	-1.0 m
14:00	1.5 m WNW	9 s	8 kt NE	-1.6 m
15:00	1.5 m WNW	9 s	8 kt NE	-2.0 m
16:00	1.4 m WNW	9 s	7 kt NE	-1.9 m
17:00	1.4 m WNW	9 s	7 kt NE	-1.5 m
18:00	1.4 m WNW	9 s	7 kt ENE	-0.9 m
19:00	1.3 m WNW	9 s	6 kt ENE	-0.2 m
20:00	1.3 m WNW	9 s	6 kt ENE	0.5 m
21:00	1.2 m WNW	9 s	5 kt ENE	0.9 m
22:00	1.2 m WNW	9 s	5 kt ENE	0.9 m
23:00	1.1 m WNW	9 s	5 kt ENE	0.5 m

Sunday 18 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Sunday 18 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	1.1 m WNW	9 s	5 kt ENE	-0.1 m
01:00	1.0 m WNW	9 s	5 kt ENE	-0.7 m
02:00	1.0 m WNW	9 s	5 kt ENE	-1.3 m
03:00	1.0 m WNW	9 s	5 kt E	-1.7 m
04:00	0.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt E	-1.8 m
05:00	0.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt E	-1.5 m
06:00	0.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt E	-1.0 m
07:00	0.9 m WNW	9 s	5 kt E	-0.4 m
08:00	0.9 m WNW	8 s	5 kt E	0.2 m
09:00	0.8 m WNW	8 s	5 kt ENE	0.7 m
10:00	0.8 m WNW	8 s	5 kt ENE	0.9 m
11:00	0.8 m WNW	8 s	5 kt NE	0.7 m
12:00	0.8 m WNW	8 s	6 kt NE	0.3 m
13:00	0.8 m WNW	7 s	7 kt NNE	-0.3 m
14:00	0.8 m NW	7 s	8 kt NNE	-0.9 m
15:00	0.8 m NW	7 s	8 kt NNE	-1.4 m
16:00	0.8 m NW	6 s	8 kt NNE	-1.7 m
17:00	0.7 m NW	6 s	8 kt NNE	-1.6 m
18:00	0.7 m NW	6 s	8 kt NNE	-1.3 m
19:00	0.7 m NNW	6 s	7 kt NNE	-0.8 m
20:00	0.7 m NW	6 s	7 kt NE	-0.3 m
21:00	0.7 m NW	6 s	6 kt ENE	0.2 m
22:00	0.7 m NW	6 s	6 kt E	0.5 m
23:00	0.7 m NW	7 s	5 kt E	0.5 m

Monday 19 Oct

Hourly wave, period, wind and tide for Monday 19 Oct
Time	Waves	Period	Wind	Tide
00:00	0.7 m NW	7 s	4 kt ENE	0.3 m
01:00	0.7 m NW	7 s	3 kt ENE	-0.2 m
02:00	0.7 m NW	7 s	3 kt ENE	-0.7 m
03:00	0.7 m NW	8 s	4 kt ENE	-1.1 m
04:00	0.7 m NW	8 s	5 kt ENE	-1.5 m
05:00	0.8 m NW	9 s	5 kt ENE	-1.6 m
06:00	0.8 m NW	9 s	5 kt ENE	-1.4 m
07:00	0.8 m NW	10 s	6 kt ENE	-1.0 m
08:00	0.9 m NW	10 s	6 kt ENE	-0.5 m
09:00	0.9 m NW	10 s	7 kt ENE	0.0 m
10:00	1.0 m NW	11 s	8 kt ENE	0.5 m
11:00	1.0 m NW	11 s	9 kt NE	0.7 m
12:00	1.1 m NW	11 s	9 kt NE	0.6 m
13:00	1.2 m NW	11 s	9 kt NE	0.3 m
14:00	1.3 m NW	11 s	10 kt NE	-0.1 m
15:00	1.4 m NW	11 s	11 kt NE	-0.6 m
16:00	1.4 m NW	11 s	11 kt NE	-1.1 m
17:00	1.5 m NW	11 s	9 kt NE	-1.4 m
18:00	1.5 m NW	11 s	7 kt NE	-1.4 m
19:00	1.6 m NW	10 s	6 kt ENE	-1.2 m
20:00	1.6 m NW	10 s	5 kt ENE	-0.8 m
21:00	1.6 m NW	10 s	5 kt ENE	-0.4 m
22:00	1.6 m NW	11 s	4 kt ENE	0.1 m
23:00	1.6 m NW	11 s	3 kt ENE	0.4 m

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Delayed

Significant wave height 3.1m

Wave period: 6.3 s
Water: 16.7 °C

CEFAS WaveNetMeasured 04:00 UTC

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How it breaks

Watergate Bay is a two-mile west-facing beach that works on most tides, with mid- to high-tide waves often best under westerly swell and light southeast wind.

Watch out for

Low tide exposes a wide sand flat and bigger swells can produce heavy peaks.
Rip currents can form along the long sandbar during big swell and onshore wind.

What locals know

Unlike many Cornish beaches, it can work on most tide states.

Crowd

The beach hosts national surf competitions and has a lively beachside cafe scene.

Tide: not the limiter

NORDR applies no regional sandbank penalty here. Check the fetch, swell period and wind direction for this break.

Sources

surf schoolWatergate Bay Hotel blog - surfing
Tourism boardCornwall Beach Guide - Watergate Bay
Webcam operatorWatergate Bay webcam

Watergate Bay surf forecast

Current conditions

How it breaks

Watch out for

What locals know

Crowd

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in UK

Watergate Bay surf forecast

Current conditions

Current conditions

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct

Buoys around this break

South Pembrokeshire

How it breaks

Watch out for

What locals know

Crowd

Tide: not the limiter

Sources

Nearby in UK

Buoys around this break

South Pembrokeshire

Hourly forecast

Wave height

Wind

Tide

Period

Hourly forecast

Thursday 15 Oct

Friday 16 Oct

Saturday 17 Oct

Sunday 18 Oct

Monday 19 Oct

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