Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.3° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
2
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)
2
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
9
1.2
SW
10
1.7
SW
13
2.5
W
15
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
10
2.1
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
W
11
1.9
SW
7
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
487
336
232
214
99
292
996
3012
3863
3068
2157
1397
780
421
235
505
383
1939
3901
4366
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
15
W
15
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
E
20
N
75
NW
60
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
35
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
65
WSW
60
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35PM7.01m
5:00AM7.18m
5:18PM7.69m
5:40AM7.87m
5:57PM8.34m
Low Tide
10:25AM2.41m
10:52PM1.94m
11:08AM1.78m
11:31PM1.31m
11:46AM1.17m
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heavy rain
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7:48
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7:50
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7:52
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6:07
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6:06
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6:04
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1
8
3
4
14
1
3
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2
4
13
11
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
15
16
14
Feels °C
6
9
10
6
7
6
4
6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
6
7
4
3
5
5
2
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