Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.6°C
3.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
46
26
13
20
35
35
44
33
85
153
633
538
643
594
530
593
515
286
277
258
258
191
171
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:47AM6.53m
2:33PM6.57m
3:24AM6.57m
4:04PM6.95m
4:43AM7.10m
5:11PM7.65m
Low Tide
7:57AM2.74m
8:57PM2.62m
9:43AM2.57m
10:31PM2.15m
11:01AM1.98m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:45
 mm
3
2
3
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
22
24
20
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
19
22
19
17
16
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
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