Water temperature in Watergate Bay in August

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Is it warm enough to swim in Watergate Bay in August? Average water temperature in Watergate Bay in August is 16.6°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Watergate Bay in August is 18.5°C, and the coldest is 14.8°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Watergate Bay

Changes water temperature in Watergate Bay in August 2025, 2024

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Watergate Bay for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Watergate Bay, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of August.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 August	17.1°C	17°C	15.8°C	17.7°C
2 August	17.2°C	16.9°C	15.9°C	17.4°C
3 August	17.1°C	17°C	15.8°C	17.4°C
4 August	17.4°C	16.8°C	15.7°C	17.5°C
5 August	17.2°C	16.8°C	15.6°C	17.5°C
6 August	17.1°C	17°C	15.6°C	17.7°C
7 August	17°C	16.9°C	15.5°C	17.9°C
8 August	17.1°C	16.9°C	15.6°C	18.1°C
9 August	17.5°C	16.7°C	15.5°C	17.9°C
10 August	17.6°C	16.4°C	15.5°C	17.8°C
11 August	17.4°C	16.9°C	15.6°C	18°C
12 August	17.5°C	17.2°C	15.5°C	18°C
13 August	17.5°C	17°C	15.6°C	18°C
14 August	18°C	17.3°C	15.8°C	18°C
15 August	17.7°C	17.2°C	15.8°C	18.5°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 August	17.6°C	17.1°C	15.8°C	18.5°C
17 August	17.2°C	17.1°C	15.8°C	18°C
18 August	17°C	16.9°C	15.5°C	17.5°C
19 August	16.9°C	16.7°C	15.6°C	17.8°C
20 August	16.9°C	16.8°C	15.6°C	18°C
21 August	16.9°C	16.7°C	14.9°C	17.6°C
22 August	17°C	16.6°C	14.8°C	18°C
23 August	16.8°C	16.9°C	14.9°C	18°C
24 August	16.8°C	16.9°C	15.7°C	17.9°C
25 August	17.2°C	16.6°C	15.9°C	17.9°C
26 August	17.2°C	17°C	15.7°C	17.7°C
27 August	17.3°C	16.8°C	15.6°C	17.7°C
28 August	17.5°C	17.2°C	15.6°C	17.6°C
29 August	17.5°C	17.1°C	15.5°C	17.5°C
30 August	17.4°C	17°C	15.6°C	17.4°C
31 August	17.4°C	17°C	15.6°C	17.4°C

Watergate Bay water temp chart in August

Average water temperature in Watergate Bay in August over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
16.6°C	16.2°C	16.6°C	17.1°C	16.6°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
16.7°C	17.7°C	17.4°C	16.9°C	17.2°C

Watergate Bay sea state in August

Chart comparing the height of waves in Watergate Bay in August over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in August. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Fistral Beach	16.6°C	14.8°C	18.5°C
Mawgan Porth	16.7°C	15°C	18.7°C
Porthcothan	16.8°C	15.3°C	18.8°C
Treyarnon	16.8°C	15.3°C	18.8°C
Harlyn	16.9°C	15.7°C	18.5°C
Trevone	16.9°C	15.7°C	18.5°C
Polzeath	16.9°C	15.8°C	18.2°C
Padstow	16.9°C	15.8°C	18.2°C
Daymer Bay	16.9°C	15.8°C	18.2°C
Saint Austell	16.6°C	14.7°C	20.1°C

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Our report for Watergate Bay is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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