Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.2° C
4.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
WNW
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.6
W
3
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
29
26
36
57
63
66
100
145
150
128
104
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:38AM6.21m
3:16PM6.19m
3:54AM6.17m
4:28PM6.34m
4:59AM6.41m
5:26PM6.70m
Low Tide
8:48AM2.93m
9:27PM2.95m
10:01AM2.92m
10:39PM2.80m
11:06AM2.67m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
19
16
15
18
19
20
22
19
17
16
15
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
18
15
14
18
18
17
19
16
15
15
13
14
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
12
13
12
14
14
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