Rest Bay Surf Break

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Issued: 6 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C

2.0°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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
1
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
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
82
106
82
194
180
143
111
109
107
105
100
121
51
140
137
108
108
73
70
94
109
146
146
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:40AM8.91m
9:03PM9.14m
9:30AM8.68m
9:52PM8.90m
10:19AM8.31m
10:42PM8.51m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.30m
2:44PM0.50m
3:15AM0.42m
3:34PM0.70m
4:06AM0.69m
4:24PM1.02m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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>
9:34
9:34
9:35
9:35
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
19
18
17
17
17
14
16
17
20
18
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
6
1
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
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
Energy kJ
85
82
82
56
194
180
143
111
109
107
105
100
121
51
140
137
108
108
73
70
64
109
146
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
9
Energy kJ
104
106
82
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
8
Energy kJ
49
66
66
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
138
138
138
152
130
29
29
3
29
2
138
138
115
0
0
0
0
2
0
410
152
95
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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