Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
W
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
W
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
33
28
30
24
32
51
140
278
242
220
249
203
181
151
214
128
158
171
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:57PM8.76m
10:17AM8.41m
10:38PM8.28m
11:00AM7.92m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.53m
3:54AM0.69m
4:10PM0.88m
4:33AM1.15m
4:54PM1.40m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
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8:01
8:00
7:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
15
13
14
11
13
13
15
15
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15
15
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17
16
14
14
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