Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.1° C
4.5° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
NW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
NW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
W
15
W
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
0
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
12:10PM7.18m
00:34AM7.08m
1:01PM6.69m
1:29AM6.54m
2:03PM6.32m
Low Tide
6:15PM2.03m
6:44AM2.25m
7:08PM2.51m
7:40AM2.68m
8:13PM2.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:17
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
22
23
20
19
16
15
16
19
22
22
22
20
17
16
19
21
22
23
21
Feels °C
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
15
16
18
20
20
20
18
16
15
19
19
19
20
19
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