Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Rest Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
7.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 6PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121191710161616161615141313121010913139121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)784013717220628467157536219620470276876386455126916126518967184123441
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SW
20
SE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
55
SE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
45
SSE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
8.21
7:01PM
8.12
7:19AM
8.53
7:36PM
8.34
7:54AM
8.72
8:12PM
8.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
1.13
1:07AM
1.01
1:29PM
0.87
1:39AM
0.81
2:01PM
0.72
2:12AM
0.72
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise8:10-------8:08-------8:07-------
Sunset--4:39-------4:42-------4:44-----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------23-----51-1---
Temp. °C6898876789877776691099998
Feels °C (?)34544410-2-1-321220-31113343
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