Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (16 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:48PM8.99m | 10:07AM8.48m | 10:25PM8.43m | 10:44AM7.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.39m | 3:54AM0.55m | 4:07PM0.80m | 4:29AM1.07m | 4:44PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 10 | — | 9 | 66 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 46 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 464 | 457 | 254 | 339 | 327 | 445 | 445 | 356 | 355 | 150 | 311 | 311 | 309 | 155 | 742 | 1064 | 783 | 198 |
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