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Rest Bay Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
153 | 110 | 85 | 78 | 167 | 215 | 232 | 307 | 413 | 513 | 638 | 777 | 898 | 2035 | 1585 | 1452 | 1120 | 972 | 734 | 477 | 399 | 311 | 290 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:25PM9.29m | 8:50AM9.05m | 9:12PM9.07m | 9:39AM8.64m | 10:02PM8.66m | 10:31AM8.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.20m | 2:29AM0.17m | 2:50PM0.45m | 3:18AM0.47m | 3:39PM0.85m | 4:11AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | W 15 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 153 | 110 | 85 | 78 | 94 | 146 | — | 4 | — | — | 29 | 87 | 246 | 1922 | — | — | — | 972 | 734 | 477 | 399 | 311 | 290 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 167 | 215 | 232 | 307 | 413 | 513 | 638 | 777 | 898 | 2035 | 1585 | 1452 | 1120 | 894 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 235 | 254 | 447 | 452 | 452 | 470 | 457 | 340 | 381 | 381 | 393 | 410 | 311 | 311 | 444 | 188 | 138 | 31 | 70 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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