Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
238
198
176
205
167
125
141
178
298
353
400
387
363
456
422
344
246
204
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:59PM7.03m
11:18AM6.78m
11:43PM6.35m
12:10PM6.16m
Low Tide
4:39PM1.92m
4:56AM2.31m
5:21PM2.57m
5:44AM2.93m
6:24PM3.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
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