Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
78
52
51
36
25
25
15
15
14
13
8
10
10
8
8
20
17
17
27
23
37
23
22
20
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
SW
0
NE
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:39AM8.28m
7:57PM7.96m
8:13AM7.97m
8:32PM7.58m
8:50AM7.59m
9:10PM7.14m
Low Tide
1:19AM1.08m
1:39PM1.12m
1:52AM1.35m
2:14PM1.45m
2:27AM1.70m
2:51PM1.85m
3:06AM2.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
7
6
6
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
7
9
8
7
8
8
10
Feels °C
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
4
4
5
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
2
4
4
6
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