Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
SW
7
2.2
WSW
14
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3
W
10
2.4
W
10
2
W
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
40
59
29
31
31
33
38
75
1683
3865
4182
2122
1048
607
389
406
452
408
358
299
197
161
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
50
W
60
W
70
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:39AM5.69m
2:24PM5.96m
3:10AM5.93m
3:41PM6.38m
4:14AM6.50m
4:35PM7.01m
Low Tide
8:06AM3.32m
9:01PM3.08m
9:29AM2.97m
10:06PM2.56m
10:25AM2.41m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:46
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7:48
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7:48
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6:12
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6:09
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6:07
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 mm
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5
3
1
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1
7
2
2
4
3
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2
1
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1
2
4
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
11
12
10
9
8
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
6
6
8
10
6
7
10
0
-3
-6
-1
2
6
6
6
8
9
10
9
7
5
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