Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.2° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
15
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
7
2.1
SW
8
3
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2723
3561
2917
2321
1702
818
422
280
279
478
1879
3947
4012
3606
3679
3617
3087
2329
1699
1083
1170
Wind (km/h)
75
NW
60
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
40
SW
50
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
55
W
60
W
60
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18PM7.69m
5:40AM7.87m
5:57PM8.34m
6:19AM8.50m
6:36PM8.87m
Low Tide
11:08AM1.78m
11:31PM1.31m
11:46AM1.17m
00:06AM0.75m
12:22PM0.64m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:50
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7:52
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6:54
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6:06
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6:04
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5:01
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 mm
1
3
1
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1
3
4
12
6
4
1
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Temp °C
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
15
16
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
3
5
6
3
3
5
5
3
0
-1
-2
-1
1
2
3
5
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