Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 209 | 183 | 107 | 110 | 77 | 91 | 100 | 116 | 131 | 183 | 323 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:49AM7.76m | 7:05PM8.26m | 7:22AM8.24m | 7:38PM8.71m | 7:55AM8.61m | 8:11PM9.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM1.45m | 12:57PM1.25m | 1:17AM0.97m | 1:28PM0.82m | 1:48AM0.59m | 1:59PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 52 | 91 | 41 | 93 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 209 | 183 | 107 | 110 | 77 | — | 100 | 116 | 131 | 183 | 323 | 424 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 415 | 415 | 415 | 330 | 168 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 254 | 254 | 70 | 382 | 380 | 137 | 295 | 391 | 391 | 224 | 197 | 139 | 224 | 362 |
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