Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
17.6°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
623
744
819
678
549
505
391
399
320
311
254
205
128
84
51
26
43
42
29
28
22
28
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM8.31m
6:26PM8.74m
6:46AM8.72m
7:04PM9.01m
7:22AM8.94m
7:39PM9.07m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.83m
00:39AM0.52m
12:53PM0.50m
1:11AM0.33m
1:25PM0.34m
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7:31
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6:35
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6:32
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6:30
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
7
6
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
10
9
10
9
8
9
9
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