Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
4.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
64
66
64
32
35
34
33
33
24
23
14
13
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM6.79m
6:13PM7.15m
6:34AM7.22m
6:53PM7.62m
7:12AM7.62m
7:30PM8.03m
Low Tide
11:59AM2.29m
00:25AM2.04m
12:42PM1.86m
1:06AM1.63m
1:19PM1.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
17
16
16
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