Rest Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. The forecast is looking bleak for Rest Bay over the next 16 days. There’s hardly any decent swell on the cards, and what is there is pretty weak.

We kick off on Wednesday the 29th of July, and honestly, it's a bit of a write off. A tiny 2ft swell from the west with a short, weak period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is barely a whisper at 15, and it’s blown out with a 12 mph onshore wind. Not worth paddling out for. The water is sitting at 69°, which is about 8° warmer than normal for this time of year - very unusual.

Heading into Thursday, the 30th, it’s more of the same. A meager 2ft to 2ft swell from the west, still short period (5 secs), with cross-onshore winds and energy readings staying in the doldrums (28 to 42). Friday and Saturday look similar; tiny, weak swells and onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy levels are stuck in the teens and twenties – basically flat. On Sunday the 2nd of August, we get a brief drop in wind, with a light 6 mph breeze and a tiny 1ft west-southwest swell. It looks clean on the Sunday morning, but there’s just no push in the water.

The following week doesn’t give us much hope either. Monday the 3rd of August has clean, offshore winds from the east at 16 mph but the swell is only 1ft from the southwest. The energy at 21 is weak, and a 9 second period for that size isn’t going to do much. From there, it’s tiny dribbles of swell – 0.3ft to 0.7ft – with some clean, glassy moments early on the 6th and clean offshore winds on the 7th and 8th of August, but again, no wave size to speak of.

The best looking days are the 8th and 9th of August, where we finally see consistent offshore to cross-off winds from the east and a bit of a longer period (9 to 10 seconds), but the swell height is still only 0.7ft to 1ft from the west-southwest. The combined energy on the morning of the 9th gets up to 31, which is still very weak. For a spot that’s a beach and point, this setup looks like it might have more potential for kite surfing than paddle surfing given the clean wind and lack of wave height.

The last few days from the 10th to the 13th of August are back to tiny, weak swells with onshore or cross-onshore winds, so it's a flat finish.

There are no standout options in this 16-day window. It’s a long, flat stretch for Rest Bay – a blank run that’s not too unusual for this time of year, but it’s still a tough pill to swallow. Sure, the forecasts can always change, but right now, I’d leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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