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Rest Bay Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BSTForecast 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rest Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rest Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
21 | 36 | 35 | 56 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:25PM7.51m | 5:44AM7.88m | 6:06PM7.92m | 6:23AM8.18m | 6:42PM8.23m | 6:58AM8.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM1.60m | 11:58AM1.28m | 00:13AM1.26m | 12:31PM1.04m | 00:46AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
5 | 6 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 11 | 36 | 35 | 56 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 43 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 23 | 42 | 35 | 327 | 327 | 369 | 371 | 371 | 336 | 336 | 380 | 330 | 310 | 306 | 238 | 183 | 51 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 2 | 36 | 49 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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