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Watergate Bay surf forecast
Beach break in Cornwall, UK, scored hour by hour in NORDR against the wind angle for the way it faces, the swell direction it wants, and the tide it works on.
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.
Getting there
Use the main car park path or coast-road field parking; cafes, toilets and surf schools sit close to the beach.
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.
Local detail
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 dependency: not the limiter
Tide is not what decides whether this break works, so NORDR does not score it as one. Fetch, swell period and the wind angle against the beach do the deciding here.
Cams
Where this came from
- surf schoolWatergate Bay Hotel blog - surfing
- Tourism boardCornwall Beach Guide - Watergate Bay
- Webcam operatorWatergate Bay webcam