Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.1° C
4.5° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.4
NW
3
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
W
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
WSW
15
W
25
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:25AM7.72m
11:46PM7.70m
12:10PM7.18m
00:34AM7.08m
1:01PM6.69m
Low Tide
5:13AM1.20m
5:28PM1.51m
5:57AM1.73m
6:15PM2.03m
6:44AM2.25m
7:08PM2.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:19
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
18
20
21
21
20
19
16
16
19
21
23
23
22
19
17
15
16
19
21
23
22
Feels °C
13
13
17
17
17
17
18
17
14
14
17
19
20
19
20
19
17
15
15
17
18
21
20
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