Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.4°C
4.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
6
16
14
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:06PM6.47m
5:32AM6.62m
5:53PM7.08m
6:13AM7.20m
6:31PM7.70m
Low Tide
10:50AM2.91m
11:23PM2.60m
11:43AM2.36m
00:08AM2.02m
12:22PM1.78m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
21
24
24
20
16
15
15
17
22
25
20
20
17
16
15
19
20
23
22
19
Feels °C
10
14
18
18
14
9
9
10
12
18
22
19
19
15
14
13
18
20
23
22
19
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