Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
8
7
7
17
16
6
6
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
NE
35
NE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:04PM7.48m
10:24AM7.07m
10:45PM7.06m
11:09AM6.64m
11:34PM6.69m
12:04PM6.30m
Low Tide
4:05AM1.95m
4:20PM2.18m
4:49AM2.36m
5:07PM2.55m
5:45AM2.69m
6:09PM2.83m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:33
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8:45
8:47
8:50
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
11
9
10
11
15
16
15
14
13
12
11
14
16
18
16
12
7
5
5
7
9
11
11
10
8
6
7
7
12
11
12
13
11
9
8
10
12
14
11
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
4
8
7
7
17
16
6
6
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
319
360
360
392
392
453
434
419
391
382
194
140
193
193
131
131
92
90
90
97
60
97
97
363
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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