Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.0° C
4.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
16
31
18
18
18
18
18
9
8
7
8
18
17
28
27
26
26
24
24
24
13
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
N
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22AM7.23m
1:58PM7.01m
2:31AM7.14m
3:10PM7.09m
3:45AM7.27m
Low Tide
6:55PM2.04m
7:31AM1.99m
8:01PM2.13m
8:40AM2.02m
9:15PM2.04m
9:53AM1.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:30
9:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
17
16
15
15
18
21
22
23
23
22
20
19
23
28
31
31
28
25
23
22
24
28
Feels °C
19
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
20
22
23
22
20
18
23
27
30
30
28
25
21
20
21
25
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