Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
1.1
W
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
34
52
66
72
143
160
140
212
160
143
85
157
101
78
56
35
33
13
13
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
N
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM7.34m
11:42PM7.06m
12:04PM6.72m
00:30AM6.40m
1:00PM6.16m
Low Tide
5:23PM1.95m
5:45AM2.30m
6:09PM2.56m
6:37AM2.88m
7:14PM3.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
Feels °C
16
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
12
14
13
14
15
12
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