Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.4°C
4.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
3
2
3
8
7
8
8
7
7
13
6
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
35
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
25
E
25
E
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM6.08m
5:06PM6.47m
5:32AM6.62m
5:53PM7.08m
6:13AM7.20m
6:31PM7.70m
Low Tide
10:20PM3.09m
10:50AM2.91m
11:23PM2.60m
11:43AM2.36m
00:08AM2.02m
12:22PM1.78m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
16
21
24
23
20
17
15
15
18
23
26
23
20
18
17
16
19
21
23
23
19
Feels °C
15
12
10
10
14
18
17
13
10
9
10
12
18
21
21
19
17
15
14
18
21
22
20
18
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