Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.6°C
4.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
7
1
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.1
SW
6
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.3
W
10
1.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
120
313
292
262
217
186
233
76
242
300
379
528
506
528
461
409
307
216
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:11PM9.00m
8:29AM8.84m
8:45PM9.12m
9:03AM8.89m
9:20PM9.04m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.51m
2:18AM0.36m
2:29PM0.35m
2:48AM0.29m
3:00PM0.35m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:06
8:04
 mm
1
2
3
1
5
2
Temp °C
19
19
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
16
14
15
14
14
15
14
12
12
9
11
10
10
10
9
10
12
13
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