Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.5°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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
9
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
253
334
402
547
499
466
418
481
367
277
193
153
108
27
26
79
16
50
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:45PM9.12m
9:03AM8.89m
9:20PM9.04m
9:38AM8.75m
9:57PM8.76m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.35m
2:48AM0.29m
3:00PM0.35m
3:19AM0.40m
3:33PM0.53m
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6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
6
4
5
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
10
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
14
13
14
15
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