Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.2° C
4.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
17
15
9
6
6
8
13
17
27
31
18
9
11
22
22
14
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47AM7.95m
8:04PM8.36m
8:21AM8.20m
8:38PM8.58m
8:55AM8.33m
9:12PM8.66m
Low Tide
1:53PM1.15m
2:15AM1.00m
2:25PM0.93m
2:46AM0.83m
2:56PM0.82m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
20
18
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
12
15
14
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
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