Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
3.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
17
28
35
12
23
32
19
55
38
32
29
33
159
307
456
726
782
562
450
422
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:55PM7.67m
5:24AM7.74m
5:44PM8.28m
6:08AM8.31m
6:26PM8.74m
Low Tide
10:48AM1.92m
11:20PM1.41m
11:37AM1.32m
00:02AM0.89m
12:17PM0.83m
light rain
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:24
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7:26
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7:26
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6:39
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6:37
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6:35
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 mm
4
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1
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
9
7
7
5
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