Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
17.8°C
3.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
468
533
763
906
694
562
454
391
352
358
311
261
211
131
89
53
37
48
41
40
27
26
21
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08AM8.31m
6:26PM8.74m
6:46AM8.72m
7:04PM9.01m
7:22AM8.94m
7:39PM9.07m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.89m
12:17PM0.83m
00:39AM0.52m
12:53PM0.50m
1:11AM0.33m
1:25PM0.34m
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7:31
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6:32
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
15
14
13
12
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12
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13
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13
13
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12
12
12
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12
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13
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
10
6
6
5
3
5
3
5
5
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
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