Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.6°C
3.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
16
10
17
18
26
69
69
106
95
94
88
115
105
98
166
123
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:22PM5.85m
4:05AM5.93m
4:34PM6.39m
5:01AM6.55m
5:21PM7.07m
Low Tide
9:52PM3.17m
10:21AM2.98m
10:54PM2.59m
11:12AM2.35m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
14
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
14
15
11
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