Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
22
20
13
13
13
9
9
8
8
12
6
8
8
9
29
30
39
34
27
29
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53PM7.62m
7:12AM7.62m
7:30PM8.03m
7:47AM7.95m
8:04PM8.36m
Low Tide
12:42PM1.86m
1:06AM1.63m
1:19PM1.47m
1:42AM1.27m
1:53PM1.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
Feels °C
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
16
17
16
16
15
14
11
11
12
13
12
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