Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 110 | 89 | 76 | 76 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30AM8.88m | 9:48PM8.99m | 10:07AM8.48m | 10:25PM8.43m | 10:44AM7.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.19m | 3:32PM0.39m | 3:54AM0.55m | 4:07PM0.80m | 4:29AM1.07m | 4:44PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | — | — |
18 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 110 | 89 | 76 | 76 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 248 | 244 | 244 | 413 | 442 | 447 | 404 | 245 | 339 | 327 | 339 | 445 | 452 | 356 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 70 | 339 | 158 | 434 | 434 | 311 |
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