Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
4.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
32
45
43
49
49
50
28
26
26
42
70
88
40
67
135
142
183
214
306
408
328
254
178
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:05AM8.26m
10:23PM8.42m
10:44AM8.04m
11:03PM8.10m
11:27AM7.71m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.83m
4:01PM0.94m
4:24AM1.00m
4:38PM1.17m
5:03AM1.29m
5:22PM1.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
21
25
26
22
19
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
14
12
17
22
23
19
17
18
17
17
19
19
15
14
12
11
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
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