Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed morning).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
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)
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
5
2
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
20
20
22
25
23
21
27
35
35
40
59
28
31
31
33
24
400
866
1751
1670
1316
918
741
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
50
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:12AM5.92m
12:50PM5.96m
1:39AM5.69m
2:24PM5.96m
3:10AM5.93m
3:41PM6.38m
Low Tide
6:23AM3.25m
7:25PM3.28m
8:06AM3.32m
9:01PM3.08m
9:29AM2.97m
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cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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7:46
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7:48
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6:14
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6:12
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 mm
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2
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1
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2
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
9
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
6
6
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
6
1
-1
-1
0
2
4
5
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