Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
0.9
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
1
W
4
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
68
81
64
53
53
51
51
37
34
39
66
67
119
147
160
156
120
120
70
54
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:44AM7.95m
11:03PM7.76m
11:22AM7.34m
11:42PM7.06m
12:04PM6.72m
Low Tide
4:44PM1.34m
5:05AM1.67m
5:23PM1.95m
5:45AM2.30m
6:09PM2.56m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
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8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
14
15
16
18
18
16
Feels °C
17
15
13
14
16
15
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
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