Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.6° C
4.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
NNW
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:58AM8.63m
10:18PM8.84m
10:41AM8.22m
11:02PM8.32m
11:25AM7.72m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.38m
4:02PM0.64m
4:31AM0.73m
4:45PM1.02m
5:13AM1.20m
5:28PM1.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
18
20
21
22
21
18
15
14
17
19
19
21
20
20
17
16
18
20
21
22
21
Feels °C
17
15
18
18
18
18
17
13
10
10
15
16
15
18
17
17
14
14
17
17
18
19
19
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