Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.5° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1497
1240
954
725
539
423
331
290
234
167
130
128
121
140
154
151
408
402
377
304
294
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM9.32m
7:37PM9.21m
7:58AM9.12m
8:21PM8.82m
8:43AM8.70m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.07m
1:34AM0.26m
1:57PM0.33m
2:17AM0.67m
2:43PM0.80m
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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4:55
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4:53
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4:52
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
11
10
9
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