Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.5°C
0.1° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 3PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
253
276
328
387
442
476
476
476
477
520
507
494
507
526
588
627
634
593
539
548
522
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:04PM1.30m
5:36AM1.15m
5:33PM1.28m
6:20AM1.11m
6:02PM1.25m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.28m
11:27PM0.21m
11:26AM0.35m
00:04AM0.18m
12:01PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:45
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rusty Barrel surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest