Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 GMT
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Rest Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)8888899913121212121616151514131313131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277300298264277297339354700589508405322512827661485394257195135908664
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
7.93
5:37PM
8.07
5:53AM
8.62
6:12PM
8.69
6:29AM
9.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
1.61
11:32AM
1.16
11:44PM
0.96
12:05PM
0.55
12:17AM
0.42
12:37PM
0.09
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:24-------6:22-------6:20---
Sunset-------6:21-------6:22-------6:24
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C991091012131110109910131513119888111313
Feels °C (?)3366678777555710864332589
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