Overview

Watergate Bay is a large sandy beach located north of Newquay in Cornwall. Less crowded than Fistral, it offers more space for kitesurfing with a west-northwest exposure to the Atlantic. The beach is wide at low tide and offers good conditions for wave riding and freestyle.

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Spot forecast for watergate bay

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 18:18

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:25 · 4.8 m Low tide 06:38 · 2.9 m High tide 13:10 · 5 m Low tide 19:32 · 2.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:57 · 4.9 m Low tide 08:01 · 2.7 m High tide 14:28 · 5.3 m Low tide 20:46 · 2.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:01 · 5.3 m Low tide 09:06 · 2.3 m High tide 15:22 · 5.8 m Low tide 21:39 · 1.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:48 · 5.8 m Low tide 09:56 · 1.8 m High tide 16:05 · 6.2 m Low tide 22:22 · 1.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:28 · 6.3 m Low tide 10:39 · 1.4 m High tide 16:44 · 6.7 m Low tide 23:02 · 1 m

watergate bay: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

322h

in July · 25 rideable days

The season runs from June to October, peaking in July: 22 rideable days a month and 322 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is May, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 55%13-20 knots · 38%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 55% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 8 °C. The wettest month is September, with 128 mm.

Monthly averages: watergate bay

Monthly averages — watergate bay — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	156 h	8 °C	114 mm
February	18.5	208 h	10 °C	126 mm
March	17.0	172 h	12 °C	99 mm
April	19.0	223 h	14 °C	104 mm
May	13.5	178 h	17 °C	47 mm
June	22.0	307 h	17 °C	44 mm
July	25.0	322 h	19 °C	63 mm
August	22.5	315 h	20 °C	36 mm
September	20.5	231 h	17 °C	128 mm
October	20.5	204 h	15 °C	110 mm
November	18.0	163 h	12 °C	113 mm
December	19.0	165 h	10 °C	96 mm

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Technical details of watergate bay spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: SSE, S, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

Parking

Paid car park at the top of the cliff. Access via a path. Less crowded than Fistral.

Hazards

Waves and rip currents. Cliffs at both ends. The beach disappears at high tide — check tide times before each session.

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