Rest Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one to call. The next 16 days at Rest Bay are looking pretty grim, with no real standouts to get excited about. The forecast is plagued by poor surf conditions across the board, with a whole lot of cross-on and onshore wind messing things up. The main issue is the wind direction and the lack of quality swell. Let’s break it down.

We start off on Monday the 7th with a bit of energy – a 4 ft swell from the WSW, but it’s coming with a 12 mph cross-on from the WNW, creating choppy conditions. The combined energy is moderate at 633, but it’s not doing us any favours with the wind. The water temp is a very unusual 67°F, which is 6°F warmer than normal – that’s a real anomaly for this time of year. The morning session is a write-off, and the afternoon gets worse with a 19 mph onshore wind.

Tuesday the 8th is more of the same rubbish. A 5 ft swell but the wind is all over the place – cross-shore in the morning, then a fresh cross-on in the afternoon. Not a sniff of a clean wave.

Wednesday the 9th sees the swell drop to 3 ft and then 2 ft, with energy falling to 109 and 93. Still no clean wind. The cross-shore and cross-on wind just won’t let up.

Thursday the 10th is flat and tiny – 1 ft and 1.0 ft swell with hardly any energy. Don’t bother.

Friday the 11th has a 3 ft swell, but the wind is onshore or light cross-on. The energy picks up to 169 in the morning, but the wind state is unknown, so it’s a gamble. Not worth it.

Saturday the 12th is a real tease. The morning is glassy – a 2 ft swell with a light southerly breeze, but the energy is only 38. The surf is tiny and poor, so even though it’s clean, there’s nothing to ride. The afternoon gets a 12 mph onshore. A classic case of “glassy but flat.”

Sunday the 13th has a 4 ft swell, but it’s a short-period 7 seconds, and the wind is cross-on and onshore, creating choppy, lumpy conditions. Energy is 128, but it’s messy.

From there, it’s a slow decline. The swell sticks around 2 ft to 3 ft through the middle of the week with strong, gusty winds, especially on Tuesday the 15th with 25 mph onshore, and then it just fades away. By the 19th, we’re looking at 1.0 ft waves with next to no energy. The last few days, from the 20th to the 22nd, are basically flat – 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft – with strong winds and no energy to speak of.

So, the honest truth is, there’s nothing here for a surfer over the next 16 days. The forecast is a long, flat, and windy run. Don’t hold your breath. It’s a blank run, but for this area, that’s not too unusual. The forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to recommend. If you’ve got a kite, this might be more interesting than a paddle.

Rusty.

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