Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
33
31
18
15
25
16
133
375
396
344
414
496
561
523
433
433
404
328
711
690
578
412
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:37AM9.22m
8:56PM9.23m
9:15AM9.02m
9:35PM8.86m
9:56AM8.59m
Low Tide
2:19AM0.04m
2:34PM0.10m
2:53AM0.22m
3:11PM0.34m
3:30AM0.62m
3:51PM0.80m
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7:13
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6:58
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6:55
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6:52
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2
1
4
1
5
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1
1
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
14
17
21
21
19
19
18
18
16
16
18
18
16
15
14
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
8
10
12
16
16
16
17
12
12
13
11
12
13
12
12
11
13
11
10
12
12
12
11
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