Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
7
0.1
W
21
0.3
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
133
153
103
40
70
22
12
11
11
10
9
65
216
435
468
449
423
405
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:21PM7.07m
5:42AM7.23m
5:58PM7.76m
6:18AM7.89m
6:33PM8.40m
Low Tide
11:37PM1.93m
11:51AM1.71m
00:12AM1.30m
12:24PM1.12m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:08
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
12
11
12
16
20
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
15
11
13
10
9
8
9
14
19
18
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
9
8
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