Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.8° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
113
89
60
140
123
91
64
58
38
31
18
14
7
25
30
450
457
422
505
652
652
513
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
10
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01AM9.18m
8:18PM9.36m
8:37AM9.22m
8:56PM9.23m
9:15AM9.02m
9:35PM8.86m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.08m
2:00PM0.07m
2:19AM0.04m
2:34PM0.10m
2:53AM0.22m
3:11PM0.34m
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clear
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2
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
12
12
13
14
18
21
20
19
18
18
16
17
18
16
16
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
11
8
8
9
9
14
17
15
15
13
12
15
13
11
11
13
11
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