
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 59 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 400 | 866 | 1751 | 1670 | 1316 | 918 | 741 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:12AM5.92m | 12:50PM5.96m | 1:39AM5.69m | 2:24PM5.96m | 3:10AM5.93m | 3:41PM6.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM3.25m | 7:25PM3.28m | 8:06AM3.32m | 9:01PM3.08m | 9:29AM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 9 |
10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 31 | 40 | 59 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 686 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | W 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
3 | — | 6 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 22 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 2 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | S 2 | SSE 3 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 400 | 866 | 1751 | 1670 | 1316 | 918 | 741 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 193 | 193 | 42 | 41 | 84 | 150 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 188 | 48 | 127 | 394 | 394 | 391 | 391 | 540 | 299 |
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