Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (09 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
17
59
75
72
69
68
90
114
110
248
276
290
282
311
306
316
227
212
142
99
96
78
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:14PM8.49m
6:31AM8.56m
6:49PM8.44m
7:05AM8.48m
7:23PM8.25m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.82m
00:15AM0.82m
12:32PM0.80m
00:47AM0.90m
1:05PM0.90m
1:19AM1.08m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
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7:22
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7:24
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7:26
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4:35
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4:32
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4:31
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4:30
 mm
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1
2
2
3
3
2
1
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Temp °C
6
8
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
Feels °C
0
1
3
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
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