Rest Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.49° N 3.73° W

Rest Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
19.5°C
3.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rest Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.9
SW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
W
8
1.5
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
161
134
87
87
68
51
50
35
33
11
31
104
271
396
343
274
222
181
146
140
113
101
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41AM7.78m
6:04PM8.38m
6:29AM8.41m
6:48PM8.96m
7:10AM8.88m
7:28PM9.32m
Low Tide
11:55AM1.31m
00:23AM0.82m
12:39PM0.72m
1:04AM0.34m
1:17PM0.31m
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light rain
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
17
17
17
15
15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
10
11
14
14
11
14
14
15
12
13
15
14
14
12
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