Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.1° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
161
161
143
117
115
173
248
240
240
250
255
208
81
212
293
245
215
214
238
197
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32AM8.57m
9:49PM8.36m
10:05AM8.05m
10:23PM7.72m
10:39AM7.43m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.76m
3:47AM1.08m
4:03PM1.29m
4:19AM1.68m
4:39PM1.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
14
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
13
11
10
10
11
12
9
10
9
10
8
10
10
10
9
8
10
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