Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.8° C
0.5° 

Rusty Barrel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1163
1052
1006
1002
875
848
501
735
635
553
544
469
469
535
538
1195
1212
1147
1021
772
832
891
649
581
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:00AM1.18m
12:59PM0.89m
00:51AM1.21m
2:18PM0.93m
1:44AM1.25m
3:26PM1.00m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.38m
6:17PM0.53m
7:54AM0.27m
7:26PM0.57m
8:51AM0.15m
8:33PM0.58m
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rain showers
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
20
19
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
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