Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.8°C
3.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
383
333
258
208
181
128
102
82
44
35
60
72
66
46
45
13
18
32
33
35
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
0
NW
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:52AM7.32m
00:25AM7.00m
1:01PM6.77m
1:47AM6.53m
2:33PM6.57m
Low Tide
5:49PM2.00m
6:24AM2.36m
7:09PM2.53m
7:57AM2.74m
8:57PM2.62m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:51
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
14
13
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
17
23
24
20
18
Feels °C
12
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
12
15
16
13
13
13
13
20
23
19
17
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