Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (28 Aug):
- 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
111 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 35 | 30 | 43 | 46 | 69 | 117 | 269 | 207 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 228 | 280 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:38PM8.71m | 7:55AM8.61m | 8:11PM9.00m | 8:29AM8.84m | 8:45PM9.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.82m | 1:48AM0.59m | 1:59PM0.51m | 2:18AM0.36m | 2:29PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 43 | 46 | 69 | 117 | 269 | 207 | 232 | 194 | 135 | 197 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
111 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 8 | 31 | 25 | 207 | — | — | 190 | 228 | 280 | 382 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 379 | 188 | 254 | 224 | 256 | 391 | 40 | 70 | 197 | 71 | 137 | 91 | 115 | 70 | 340 | 70 | 299 | 70 |
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