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Rest Bay

Southerndown Beach, South Wales

Southerndown

7:20 pm 7 Sep 2004

Rest Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 2.0
Wind and kite surfing: 3.0
Crowds: 2.2

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Rest Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-Kingdom – Wales – South East)

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Surf Break: Rest Bay

Rest Bay photo

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Surf Break: Rest Bay

Rest Bay photo

Photo credit: robmc
Surf Break: Rest Bay

Name: Rest Bay
Type: beach and point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: ENE

Rest Bay in Lewis is a quite exposed beach and point break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Take care of rips,crowds,rocks and pollution.

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Overall Rest Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Visitor Reviews of Rest Bay


Q, VoG from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

Rest Bay is a scenic spot with quite consistent surf, certainly for the region anyway. The waves are usually a bit bigger than the breaks further east in the Vale of Glamorgan (apart from one or two secret spots). The beach is the best break for all abilities in a town of 14,000 population so there tends to be a crowd whenever there is a wave. For a quiet surf go when most are in work or school if you can. The vibe is friendly even if it is busy but at high tide there is little beach left and exit points are few so there is more pressure on the take off spots.

The waves can be very good here but are far from world class. It gets well over head on occasion maxing at about 1.5x but that is quite rare when it is offshore as well. You'll be surprised how thin the crowd is when that happens. There are lefts and rights here in equal quantity and the waves generally pick up in size as the tide comes in. All the breaks from Rest Bay to the Vale of Glamorgan are significantly influenced by the huge tidal range and falling tides tend to dampen surf and even kill it in some instances. Definitely watch out for the rip that takes you around the rocky headland to the left of the beach on an incoming tide particularly.

Being a seaside town there are lots of pubs and cafes around with a friendly one at the car park. Watch out for redneck council workers checking for Pay and Display tickets even in the depths of winter.

2010-03-07

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Rest Bay:

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Closest break Porthcawl Point 1 mi
Second closest break Coney Beach 1 mi
Third closest break Trecco Bay 1 mi
Fourth closest break Black Rock 2 mi
Fifth closest break Sker 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Rest Bay:
Closest wave buoy Pembroke Buoy 60 mi
Second closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 66 mi
Third closest wave buoy Channel Islands Buoy 115 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Sevenstones Buoy 141 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 155 mi

Tide stations nearest to Rest Bay:
Closest tide station Mumbles, Wales 12 mi
Second closest tide station Mumbles, Wales 12 mi
Third closest tide station Ilfracombe, England 25 mi
Fourth closest tide station Ilfracombe, England 25 mi
Fifth closest tide station Hinkley Point, England 31 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Rest Bay:
Closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 208 mi
Second closest ski area Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom) 231 mi
Third closest ski area Harwood Common (United Kingdom) 232 mi
Fourth closest ski area Yad Moss (United Kingdom) 232 mi
Fifth closest ski area Allenheads (United Kingdom) 238 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Rest Bay:
Closest city location Porthcawl (United Kingdom) 1 mi
Second closest city location Pyle (United Kingdom) 2 mi
Third closest city location Aberkenfig (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Coity (United Kingdom) 7 mi
Fifth closest city location Betws (United Kingdom) 8 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Rest Bay is Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Rest Bay is Swansea Airport (SWS), also in Wales, 28 km (17 miles) away.
  • Third is Bristol Airport (BRS) in England, 70 km (43 miles) away.
  • Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) in England is 78 km (48 miles) away.
  • Exeter Airport (EXT), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Rest Bay and is 86 km (53 miles) away.
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This is the Surf-Forecast page for Rest Bay, United-Kingdom - Wales - South East. Use the tab navigation above to view Rest Bay sea temperature, Rest Bay photographs, Rest Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Rest Bay webcams, current wind from United-Kingdom - Wales - South East live weather stations and Rest Bay tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Rest Bay.