Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.4° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 7AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
6
5
5
2
2
2
2
5
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
15
SE
5
SE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM6.85m
2:44PM6.79m
3:28AM6.84m
4:08PM7.06m
4:47AM7.24m
5:18PM7.66m
Low Tide
8:09AM2.39m
8:54PM2.39m
9:39AM2.34m
10:24PM2.09m
10:59AM1.92m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
20
22
21
20
18
17
17
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
22
25
24
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
18
20
18
17
16
15
15
17
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
19
18
19
21
21
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