Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
18.6°C
3.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
62
51
52
41
40
28
27
16
15
15
15
15
15
10
10
18
25
70
69
106
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:33PM5.74m
2:32AM5.58m
3:22PM5.85m
4:05AM5.93m
4:34PM6.39m
Low Tide
7:03AM3.41m
8:09PM3.44m
8:58AM3.43m
9:52PM3.17m
10:21AM2.98m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
20
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