Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:14AM8.89m | 9:35PM9.20m | 9:58AM8.63m | 10:18PM8.84m | 10:41AM8.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.40m | 3:48AM0.38m | 4:02PM0.64m | 4:31AM0.73m | 4:45PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | W 13 | — | SW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 783 | 790 | 1132 | 415 | 415 | 423 | 421 | 421 | 203 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 131 | 140 | 369 | 421 | 194 | 194 | 368 |
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