Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.9°C
3.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
537
441
402
341
333
258
197
171
151
105
82
44
29
55
72
66
46
45
26
12
22
36
42
Wind (km/h)
45
SW
50
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
11:25PM7.66m
11:52AM7.32m
00:25AM7.00m
1:01PM6.77m
1:47AM6.53m
2:33PM6.57m
Low Tide
5:20AM1.75m
5:49PM2.00m
6:24AM2.36m
7:09PM2.53m
7:57AM2.74m
8:57PM2.62m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:51
 mm
2
4
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
17
16
17
17
16
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
17
22
24
21
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
10
11
10
11
12
12
10
10
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
14
18
20
19
16
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