
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:43AM6.41m | 2:27PM6.63m | 3:18AM6.55m | 3:53PM7.04m | 4:30AM7.10m | 4:55PM7.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM2.81m | 9:04PM2.53m | 9:41AM2.51m | 10:24PM2.02m | 10:48AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 |
— | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
32 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 172 | 175 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 105 | 97 | 90 | 78 | 78 | 54 | 193 | 131 | 90 | 193 | 193 | 330 | 404 | 584 | 584 | 887 | 893 |
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