Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rest Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 121 | 78 | 96 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 22 | 33 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:29AM8.86m | 7:49PM9.35m | 8:11AM9.09m | 8:30PM9.49m | 8:51AM9.10m | 9:10PM9.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.36m | 2:03AM0.09m | 2:17PM0.15m | 2:42AM0.02m | 2:55PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
86 | 121 | 78 | 96 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 22 | 33 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 195 | 356 | 138 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 138 | 356 | 195 | 195 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 355 | 404 | 895 | 430 | 366 |
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