Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
40
70
22
12
11
11
10
9
107
211
435
462
449
423
400
290
96
87
56
147
135
123
121
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SW
10
W
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:42AM7.23m
5:58PM7.76m
6:18AM7.89m
6:33PM8.40m
6:52AM8.47m
7:08PM8.91m
Low Tide
11:37PM1.93m
11:51AM1.71m
00:12AM1.30m
12:24PM1.12m
00:44AM0.75m
12:56PM0.62m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
12
16
20
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
9
8
9
15
19
18
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
12
10
9
9
10
13
13
13
14
15
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