Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.5° 

Rest Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
9
2
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
421
421
475
353
419
533
313
499
677
717
600
461
358
312
275
235
209
296
363
155
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
50
SW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:56AM8.96m
8:13PM8.93m
8:29AM8.80m
8:46PM8.62m
9:01AM8.48m
9:19PM8.17m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.36m
2:12AM0.48m
2:28PM0.55m
2:42AM0.78m
2:59PM0.90m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:31
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7:33
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7:35
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6:29
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6:27
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6:24
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 mm
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
16
17
16
14
15
16
13
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
10
9
12
12
11
10
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