Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.4° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
2
W
13
2
W
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1465
1509
1366
1326
1026
769
721
594
498
454
393
359
308
250
189
186
145
106
98
69
68
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:34AM8.02m
9:52PM7.62m
10:09AM7.48m
10:29PM7.02m
10:48AM6.89m
Low Tide
3:32PM1.37m
3:46AM1.72m
4:08PM1.92m
4:23AM2.27m
4:51PM2.50m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:37
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7:39
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7:41
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6:22
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6:20
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6:17
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2
5
2
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
14
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
12
10
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
14
10
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
9
10
7
6
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