
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | NW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:29AM8.96m | 8:50PM9.34m | 9:14AM8.89m | 9:35PM9.20m | 9:58AM8.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.35m | 3:04AM0.21m | 3:19PM0.40m | 3:48AM0.38m | 4:02PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 9 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 |
8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 243 | 243 | 254 | 256 | 54 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 1132 | 425 | 415 | 417 | 421 | 442 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | ||
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