Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
2
7
9
16
83
190
152
155
100
71
56
41
62
67
59
169
411
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSW
20
S
45
W
45
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:05PM8.26m
7:22AM8.24m
7:38PM8.71m
7:55AM8.61m
8:11PM9.00m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.97m
1:28PM0.82m
1:48AM0.59m
1:59PM0.51m
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clear
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
5
3
6
1
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
16
18
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
20
17
18
15
14
14
14
13
11
15
16
15
14
12
14
14
12
10
12
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