Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.2° C
4.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
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
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
9
12
16
19
24
18
9
11
18
15
13
59
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
7
10
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21AM8.20m
8:38PM8.58m
8:55AM8.33m
9:12PM8.66m
9:30AM8.36m
9:47PM8.61m
Low Tide
2:15AM1.00m
2:25PM0.93m
2:46AM0.83m
2:56PM0.82m
3:18AM0.77m
3:28PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
18
21
23
25
22
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
15
18
21
22
20
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