Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 35 | 81 | 107 | 66 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 91 | 117 | 135 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:25PM8.43m | 10:44AM7.95m | 11:03PM7.76m | 11:22AM7.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.80m | 4:29AM1.07m | 4:44PM1.34m | 5:05AM1.67m | 5:23PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 17 | WSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 16 | — | W 7 |
6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 92 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 68 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | — | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | W 17 | — | W 16 | — | — | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 |
42 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 35 | 81 | 107 | 66 | 78 | 76 | 64 | 62 | — | 73 | 81 | 91 | 117 | 135 | 163 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 494 | 150 | 356 | 256 | 70 | 158 | 788 | 787 | 357 | 155 | 70 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 298 | 311 | 295 | 158 |
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