Rest Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, this is a tough one. We’ve got a long stretch of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions ahead. The whole 16-day window at Rest Bay is a write-off for any decent surf. There’s a bit of a pulse of swell showing up around Wednesday the 19th, but the wind is going to ruin it. That’s about the only real blip on the radar worth talking about.

For the first week, from now through to Tuesday the 18th, we’ve got nothing but tiny, weak waves with onshore or cross-onshore winds. Thursday the 13th starts with a light cross-shore and a small 2ft WSW swell, but the energy is weak (86), and the description says poor. It doesn’t get better. Friday, Saturday, Sunday… all flat, with the occasional glassy moment on Sunday morning the 16th, but that’s on a 1ft swell with next to no energy (13). Not worth paddling out for.

Tuesday the 18th is still poor, but you can feel the swell trying to build. The energy creeps up to 90 in the afternoon, but the wind is onshore and strong.

Then we get to Wednesday the 19th. This is the closest thing to a standout, and it’s not even good. We see a 7ft to 7ft WSW swell arrive with moderate wave energy (507 to 660). That’s a solid size, pushing into expert-only territory. But here’s the kicker – the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the NW and WNW, creating a choppy, lumpy mess. It’s going to be big, raw, and ugly. For beginners, this is way too much; for experienced surfers, it’s a battle with the wind. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Thursday the 20th drops back to 4ft with a cross-shore wind, but the period is a short 7 seconds and the energy is moderate (207). Again, not clean. The following days from Friday the 21st onward drop right back down to tiny 1ft to 1ft swells. The wind does go light offshore or glassy on Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd, making it clean, but there’s simply no power in the water. The energy values are in the 20s and 30s.

So, the long and short of it: there is no good surf on offer in this forecast window. It’s a 16-day stretch of poor conditions. The only real “event” is the Wednesday the 19th pulse, but it’s going to be messy.

Keep the board in the car, but don’t get your hopes up. The forecast can always change, but for now, it’s a waiting game. There are a few glassy mornings on small days if you just want to sit on the water, but don’t expect to catch anything worthwhile.

Rusty.

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