Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
34
72
186
197
188
236
203
176
176
131
226
164
165
186
413
489
361
270
270
229
187
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM8.41m
10:38PM8.28m
11:00AM7.92m
11:25PM7.66m
11:52AM7.32m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.69m
4:10PM0.88m
4:33AM1.15m
4:54PM1.40m
5:20AM1.75m
5:49PM2.00m
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light rain
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:54
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
19
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
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