Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.7°C
3.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
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)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
69
106
95
94
88
115
105
98
133
162
103
71
70
40
12
11
11
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:34PM6.39m
5:01AM6.55m
5:21PM7.07m
5:42AM7.23m
5:58PM7.76m
Low Tide
10:54PM2.59m
11:12AM2.35m
11:37PM1.93m
11:51AM1.71m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
13
12
10
12
16
21
20
18
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
10
8
6
8
13
19
20
18
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