Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.4°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
SW
6
1
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
11
56
100
111
93
65
55
46
46
31
30
30
154
388
378
237
227
190
190
267
292
369
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
10
N
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:22AM8.24m
7:38PM8.71m
7:55AM8.61m
8:11PM9.00m
8:29AM8.84m
8:45PM9.12m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.97m
1:28PM0.82m
1:48AM0.59m
1:59PM0.51m
2:18AM0.36m
2:29PM0.35m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
7
4
1
1
1
2
9
6
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
17
19
19
17
17
17
16
18
19
15
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
17
14
19
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
11
12
10
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