Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
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)
2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
1
W
8
1
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
434
428
481
464
327
250
204
188
113
97
79
65
67
52
41
40
29
16
27
15
15
15
16
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:43PM6.35m
12:10PM6.16m
00:48AM5.78m
1:33PM5.74m
2:32AM5.58m
3:22PM5.85m
Low Tide
5:44AM2.93m
6:24PM3.16m
7:03AM3.41m
8:09PM3.44m
8:58AM3.43m
9:52PM3.17m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
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14
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18
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
11
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
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18
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