Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
17.8°C
3.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
38
32
28
57
245
444
507
744
865
694
621
559
435
371
328
283
230
179
148
79
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
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
High Tide
5:44PM8.28m
6:08AM8.31m
6:26PM8.74m
6:46AM8.72m
7:04PM9.01m
Low Tide
11:37AM1.32m
00:02AM0.89m
12:17PM0.83m
00:39AM0.52m
12:53PM0.50m
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7:26
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7:28
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6:37
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6:35
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6:32
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1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
6
8
10
9
9
8
6
6
4
4
5
6
5
6
6
7
8
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