Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.0° C
4.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
9
7
7
8
8
18
17
28
27
26
26
24
24
24
13
7
7
6
6
5
6
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
N
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:22AM7.23m
1:58PM7.01m
2:31AM7.14m
3:10PM7.09m
3:45AM7.27m
4:21PM7.40m
Low Tide
7:31AM1.99m
8:01PM2.13m
8:40AM2.02m
9:15PM2.04m
9:53AM1.88m
10:28PM1.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:30
9:29
9:28
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
18
21
23
23
23
21
20
19
23
27
31
31
28
25
24
21
23
28
31
30
25
19
Feels °C
14
14
18
20
21
22
23
22
20
18
22
27
31
30
29
24
21
17
18
25
28
28
18
14
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