Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.4°C
4.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
8
7
8
8
7
13
13
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
20
E
10
NNE
0
E
15
SE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:32AM6.62m
5:53PM7.08m
6:13AM7.20m
6:31PM7.70m
6:49AM7.76m
7:05PM8.26m
Low Tide
11:23PM2.60m
11:43AM2.36m
00:08AM2.02m
12:22PM1.78m
00:45AM1.45m
12:57PM1.25m
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
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8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
1
2
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
17
21
23
22
19
17
17
16
18
21
24
23
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
10
10
8
11
17
21
22
18
14
15
15
17
21
22
20
18
17
15
15
17
19
20
18
16
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