Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BST
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Rest Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
21
21
36
35
56
61
85
85
86
83
56
56
54
50
41
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
35
E
40
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:25PM7.51m
5:44AM7.88m
6:06PM7.92m
6:23AM8.18m
6:42PM8.23m
6:58AM8.37m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.62m
11:36PM1.60m
11:58AM1.28m
00:13AM1.26m
12:31PM1.04m
00:46AM1.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:48
5:48
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8:31
8:32
8:35
8:37
Temp °C
10
10
12
13
10
8
7
7
10
14
15
13
11
10
10
9
11
15
16
14
13
12
11
11
4
4
5
7
2
-1
-3
-3
0
4
5
3
0
-1
0
1
2
7
9
7
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
11
11
11
36
35
56
61
85
85
86
83
56
56
54
50
41
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
10
21
21
10
5
5
5
1
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
9
4
2
2
8
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
Energy kJ
2
3
4
4
5
6
9
12
18
17
23
33
40
33
33
27
28
30
21
15
7
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
77
105
42
42
36
327
367
371
338
336
363
330
330
306
310
330
238
238
51
41
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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