Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
2.3
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.5
SW
13
3
W
15
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
9
1.9
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
10
2.2
SW
8
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1020
865
755
605
452
343
237
214
101
246
700
3390
3863
2966
2243
1839
912
586
270
482
516
2042
3599
4366
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
S
25
ESE
20
N
75
NW
65
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
40
SW
50
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
55
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:14AM6.50m
4:35PM7.01m
5:00AM7.18m
5:18PM7.69m
5:40AM7.87m
5:57PM8.34m
Low Tide
10:06PM2.56m
10:25AM2.41m
10:52PM1.94m
11:08AM1.78m
11:31PM1.31m
11:46AM1.17m
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7:52
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 mm
10
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4
12
9
4
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
13
14
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
15
16
14
Feels °C
4
5
4
7
8
11
5
7
7
7
7
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
2
5
6
5
4
5
5
4
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