Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.1°C
3.2° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
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)
1.4
W
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
W
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
200
121
105
230
197
159
126
124
119
92
113
113
111
101
36
47
66
119
134
157
152
134
117
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:24AM9.15m
8:41PM9.27m
8:59AM8.95m
9:16PM8.90m
9:32AM8.57m
9:49PM8.36m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.04m
2:26PM0.13m
2:45AM0.22m
2:58PM0.36m
3:16AM0.58m
3:30PM0.76m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
2
4
1
3
2
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
16
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
15
16
16
18
18
16
13
14
12
12
9
11
12
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