Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 3AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)171616161616151515151514141313131212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113888085983856179695312251193117710248226825954914082882262181451381039959
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44AM
6.86
5:07PM
6.98
5:28AM
7.34
5:48PM
7.41
6:07AM
7.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
2.51
10:56AM
2.30
11:15PM
2.11
11:40AM
1.87
11:56PM
1.69
12:19PM
1.47
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:12-------8:11-------8:11---
Sunset------4:36-------4:37-------4:38-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------11-1-----------122
Temp. °C667668877776689767767777
Feels °C (?)333224323332245423323343
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