Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.9° C
3.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.7
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
12
12
16
78
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
7
10
24
32
44
41
39
39
39
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
5
NNE
5
W
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
S
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:55AM8.33m
9:12PM8.66m
9:30AM8.36m
9:47PM8.61m
10:05AM8.26m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.83m
2:56PM0.82m
3:18AM0.77m
3:28PM0.82m
3:49AM0.83m
4:01PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
18
20
22
25
22
19
17
17
21
23
21
22
19
Feels °C
13
14
13
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
15
17
20
23
20
17
14
14
18
20
18
18
17
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