Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
42
81
75
81
50
61
77
73
70
114
188
225
180
131
81
81
89
64
47
58
39
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:44AM8.04m
11:03PM8.10m
11:27AM7.71m
11:50PM7.67m
12:18PM7.30m
Low Tide
4:24AM1.00m
4:38PM1.17m
5:03AM1.29m
5:22PM1.51m
5:50AM1.68m
6:15PM1.92m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
14
13
15
16
16
17
15
Feels °C
16
19
18
18
17
16
16
14
15
10
10
10
9
11
12
13
10
10
11
10
9
12
11
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