Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
W
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
364
1013
1668
1564
595
577
1026
769
721
594
426
439
393
313
294
250
189
186
145
106
98
69
68
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:34AM8.02m
9:52PM7.62m
10:09AM7.48m
10:29PM7.02m
10:48AM6.89m
Low Tide
3:13AM1.21m
3:32PM1.37m
3:46AM1.72m
4:08PM1.92m
4:23AM2.27m
4:51PM2.50m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:41
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6:22
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6:20
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Temp °C
15
16
17
16
17
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
10
9
7
5
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