Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.1°C
3.2° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
W
8
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
146
140
111
108
72
66
75
125
90
181
210
225
228
167
132
108
163
132
132
98
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:10AM8.88m
7:28PM9.32m
7:48AM9.13m
8:06PM9.42m
8:24AM9.15m
8:41PM9.27m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.31m
1:40AM0.07m
1:53PM0.11m
2:13AM0.04m
2:26PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:35
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
12
14
13
13
13
16
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
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