Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.3° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
39
22
33
33
33
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
11
11
27
9
7
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
20
NW
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
W
30
WNW
30
NW
15
N
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:30PM9.49m
8:51AM9.10m
9:10PM9.36m
9:30AM8.88m
9:48PM8.99m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.15m
2:42AM0.02m
2:55PM0.16m
3:19AM0.19m
3:32PM0.39m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
18
17
17
19
22
23
20
18
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
18
16
16
18
18
14
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
15
13
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