
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 240 | 255 | 212 | 208 | 106 | 182 | 247 | 239 | 220 | 245 | 231 | 187 | 192 | 176 | 176 | 143 | 145 | 197 | 384 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:05AM8.05m | 10:23PM7.72m | 10:39AM7.43m | 10:59PM7.03m | 11:18AM6.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM1.29m | 4:19AM1.68m | 4:39PM1.92m | 4:56AM2.31m | 5:21PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 |
230 | — | — | 75 | 200 | 52 | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 138 | 172 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
— | 240 | 255 | 212 | 208 | 106 | 182 | 247 | 239 | 220 | 245 | 231 | 187 | 192 | 176 | 176 | 143 | 145 | 197 | 384 | 358 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 70 | 203 | 155 | 298 | 137 | 311 | 311 | 311 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 30 | 155 | 133 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 311 |
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