Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
3
5
18
36
46
45
31
58
61
101
96
57
57
75
73
55
58
75
56
52
49
47
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:02PM7.92m
11:34AM7.33m
00:04AM7.26m
12:45PM6.70m
1:22AM6.81m
2:11PM6.43m
Low Tide
5:08AM1.60m
5:35PM2.09m
6:22AM2.22m
6:56PM2.59m
7:56AM2.51m
8:33PM2.69m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
5:58
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8:22
8:24
8:27
Temp °C
9
8
7
9
14
16
16
13
10
8
7
9
12
15
15
13
11
9
9
10
13
15
15
14
3
2
1
2
7
10
11
7
3
2
1
2
5
9
11
10
8
5
4
5
8
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
3
5
18
36
46
45
31
58
61
101
96
57
57
75
73
55
58
75
56
52
49
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
7
9
5
5
5
3
3
4
5
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
397
365
363
371
345
40
40
195
55
0
0
91
91
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
48
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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