Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.5°C
3.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.4
SW
16
0.9
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
7
1.5
W
8
1.2
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
31
35
44
32
85
210
731
663
653
594
530
701
244
256
164
318
363
182
229
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:33PM6.57m
3:24AM6.57m
4:04PM6.95m
4:43AM7.10m
5:11PM7.65m
Low Tide
7:57AM2.74m
8:57PM2.62m
9:43AM2.57m
10:31PM2.15m
11:01AM1.98m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:45
 mm
3
6
4
Temp °C
16
22
24
21
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
13
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
19
20
21
17
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
7
8
9
8
9
8
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