Rest Bay Surf Break

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Issued: 6 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C

3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
51
50
60
80
49
35
41
46
38
36
24
82
18
24
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:54AM7.77m
10:12PM8.03m
10:32AM7.65m
10:51PM7.87m
11:13AM7.48m
11:34PM7.67m
Low Tide
3:42AM1.33m
3:53PM1.38m
4:18AM1.41m
4:29PM1.50m
4:56AM1.53m
5:10PM1.67m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:32
9:32
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
16
17
16
16
15
16
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
58
51
50
50
49
31
40
46
38
36
16
24
16
16
7
15
15
15
15
14
14
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
31
18
17
16
24
15
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
W
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
12
32
48
60
80
47
35
41
24
82
18
11
4
4
9
14
13
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
355
355
355
356
356
404
355
22
21
21
21
138
138
138
193
182
172
168
188
188
188
195
124
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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