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Rest Bay Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rest Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | SW 15 | |
15 | 15 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:56PM6.87m | 4:20AM7.14m | 4:48PM7.15m | 5:09AM7.35m | 5:32PM7.44m | 5:52AM7.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM2.14m | 10:06PM2.22m | 10:35AM1.98m | 10:56PM1.99m | 11:18AM1.79m | 11:38PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 78 | 49 | 41 | 78 | 78 | 54 | 54 | 168 | 168 | 162 | 141 | 188 | 188 | 42 | 195 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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