Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
W
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
944
951
1081
1495
3127
2813
2781
2432
1973
1973
1872
1703
1569
1365
1208
1030
861
644
530
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:15PM9.22m
6:35AM9.27m
6:55PM9.35m
7:16AM9.32m
7:37PM9.21m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.08m
12:36PM0.04m
00:55AM0.06m
1:15PM0.07m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
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8
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8
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