Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.9°C
3.8° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
2.3
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
191
214
203
177
211
581
452
359
341
341
265
203
104
146
102
62
44
43
72
72
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:00AM7.92m
11:25PM7.66m
11:52AM7.32m
00:25AM7.00m
1:01PM6.77m
Low Tide
4:54PM1.40m
5:20AM1.75m
5:49PM2.00m
6:24AM2.36m
7:09PM2.53m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
16
17
17
16
17
17
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
14
14
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