Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.4°C
3.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.9
SW
6
1.1
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
298
87
82
73
63
68
156
153
139
33
33
33
68
202
163
102
76
51
37
41
130
95
91
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:52AM8.47m
7:08PM8.91m
7:26AM8.92m
7:42PM9.25m
8:01AM9.18m
8:18PM9.36m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.75m
12:56PM0.62m
1:15AM0.32m
1:28PM0.26m
1:46AM0.08m
2:00PM0.07m
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
13
12
12
12
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
11
9
8
8
15
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
10
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