Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
4.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
75
81
46
62
90
73
70
108
173
198
163
108
78
64
68
68
62
58
40
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:44AM8.04m
11:03PM8.10m
11:27AM7.71m
11:50PM7.67m
12:18PM7.30m
Low Tide
4:38PM1.17m
5:03AM1.29m
5:22PM1.51m
5:50AM1.68m
6:15PM1.92m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:57
8:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
19
19
17
16
14
14
15
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
9
11
10
9
10
12
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