Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.6°C
3.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
W
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
44
35
60
72
66
46
31
26
19
34
44
44
45
94
240
756
663
816
754
713
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
0
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:01PM6.77m
1:47AM6.53m
2:33PM6.57m
3:24AM6.57m
4:04PM6.95m
Low Tide
7:09PM2.53m
7:57AM2.74m
8:57PM2.62m
9:43AM2.57m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
22
23
19
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
18
22
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
10
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