Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.8° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
1
W
6
1.1
W
7
0.9
WSW
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
31
21
17
35
81
107
66
78
76
64
62
68
73
81
91
117
135
163
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:25PM8.43m
10:44AM7.95m
11:03PM7.76m
11:22AM7.34m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.80m
4:29AM1.07m
4:44PM1.34m
5:05AM1.67m
5:23PM1.95m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
17
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
16
17
16
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
12
11
13
12
12
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