Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.2°C
3.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.5
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
318
315
242
193
149
119
84
64
62
45
44
40
23
22
22
21
12
12
20
29
33
42
43
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:10PM7.54m
11:38AM7.31m
00:15AM6.84m
12:53PM6.75m
1:43AM6.41m
2:27PM6.63m
Low Tide
5:04AM1.89m
5:41PM2.12m
6:16AM2.53m
7:13PM2.60m
8:01AM2.81m
9:04PM2.53m
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Temp °C
15
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15
16
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14
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12
11
12
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Feels °C
12
12
14
14
12
13
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
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13
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14
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