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Rest Bay Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.5° 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 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
40 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:42PM8.23m | 6:58AM8.37m | 7:15PM8.42m | 7:32AM8.44m | 7:48PM8.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM1.04m | 00:46AM1.01m | 1:02PM0.90m | 1:18AM0.87m | 1:33PM0.87m | 1:49AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 40 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 238 | 236 | 206 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 105 | 2 | 138 | 126 | 126 | 51 | 51 | 90 | 90 | 131 | 54 | 105 | 194 | 188 | 194 | 379 | 379 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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