Rest Bay Surf Break

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1 AM
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
26
173
68
90
88
85
104
106
82
180
146
143
111
109
107
105
126
48
89
127
154
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:51AM8.96m
8:14PM9.19m
8:40AM8.91m
9:03PM9.14m
9:30AM8.68m
9:52PM8.90m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.36m
1:54PM0.45m
2:24AM0.30m
2:44PM0.50m
3:15AM0.42m
3:34PM0.70m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:56
4:56
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:34
9:34
9:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
19
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
16
18
19
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
W
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
Energy kJ
29
15
14
26
88
68
20
88
85
82
80
44
180
146
143
111
109
107
105
126
48
89
127
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
28
27
25
59
90
31
104
106
82
47
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
15
13
173
17
30
46
51
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
105
138
138
138
29
130
138
138
126
29
29
29
137
29
29
29
29
29
138
29
41
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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