Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 78 | 56 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 00:30AM6.40m | 1:00PM6.16m | 1:39AM5.89m | 2:24PM5.84m | 3:16AM5.76m | 4:00PM5.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM2.88m | 7:14PM3.08m | 7:53AM3.28m | 8:46PM3.31m | 9:31AM3.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 12 |
106 | 78 | 56 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 |
1 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — |
8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 339 | 339 | 195 | 41 | 90 | 54 | 41 | 34 | 157 | 206 | 193 | 193 | 42 | 41 | 90 | 77 | 105 | 157 | 140 | 34 |
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