Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 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
11.5° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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
Wind (km/h)
35
E
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
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
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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5:48
5:48
5:46
5:43
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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)
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Energy 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)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
5
5
2
8
3
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
13
19
18
18
10
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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