Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.4°C
3.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
677
694
701
289
298
281
289
320
269
102
112
114
134
109
87
68
68
51
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04PM6.95m
4:43AM7.10m
5:11PM7.65m
5:41AM7.78m
6:04PM8.38m
Low Tide
10:31PM2.15m
11:01AM1.98m
11:35PM1.47m
11:55AM1.31m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
3
5
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
10
8
9
9
8
9
8
10
12
11
11
12
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