Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
10
2.3
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4079
4562
4865
4074
3566
2676
1767
1348
1259
857
698
527
164
620
924
1045
1146
Wind (km/h)
55
W
60
W
65
W
60
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
40
SSE
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19AM8.50m
5:36PM8.87m
5:57AM8.98m
6:15PM9.22m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.75m
11:22AM0.64m
11:42PM0.33m
11:58AM0.25m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:54
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6:56
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4:01
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5:00
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 mm
3
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2
6
4
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
2
0
-1
0
-1
0
1
3
4
6
6
5
6
8
9
10
10
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