Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 BST
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Rest Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
103
103
105
78
66
65
46
45
46
64
64
64
64
46
45
44
39
25
26
31
32
32
18
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01AM7.18m
1:41PM6.70m
2:13AM6.97m
2:53PM6.68m
3:21AM6.98m
Low Tide
6:43PM2.22m
7:31AM2.16m
7:57PM2.40m
8:42AM2.23m
9:07PM2.38m
9:43AM2.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:12
9:13
9:14
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
20
22
23
23
22
21
20
21
24
26
25
23
22
21
21
22
24
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
19
22
24
23
22
22
20
20
24
25
25
23
21
20
20
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
109
103
103
105
78
66
65
46
45
46
64
64
64
64
46
45
44
39
25
26
31
32
32
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
8
4
5
9
20
19
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
22
21
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
19
40
0
2
2
2
2
2
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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