
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 11 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
673 | 487 | 336 | 232 | 214 | 99 | 292 | 996 | 3012 | 3863 | 3068 | 2157 | 1397 | 780 | 421 | 235 | 505 | 383 | 1939 | 3901 | 4366 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:35PM7.01m | 5:00AM7.18m | 5:18PM7.69m | 5:40AM7.87m | 5:57PM8.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM2.41m | 10:52PM1.94m | 11:08AM1.78m | 11:31PM1.31m | 11:46AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | 487 | 336 | 232 | 214 | 99 | 292 | 996 | — | — | — | — | — | 274 | 125 | 130 | 505 | 259 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSE 4 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 40 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | — | 54 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | N 3 | W 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
673 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3012 | 3863 | 3068 | 2157 | 1397 | 780 | 421 | 235 | 491 | 383 | 1939 | 3901 | 4366 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 30 | 2 | 391 | 365 | 245 | 60 | 22 | 248 | 340 | 356 | 790 | 299 | 299 | 71 | 137 | 340 | 887 | 887 | 887 | 887 |
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