Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
4.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
49
49
50
28
26
26
42
70
86
108
44
64
99
121
157
225
292
286
212
158
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:05AM8.26m
10:23PM8.42m
10:44AM8.04m
11:03PM8.10m
11:27AM7.71m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.94m
4:24AM1.00m
4:38PM1.17m
5:03AM1.29m
5:22PM1.51m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
21
24
24
22
20
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
18
21
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
14
13
13
11
9
9
9
10
12
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