Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.7°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
105
72
71
259
256
256
256
255
268
229
338
117
117
117
108
111
154
154
154
180
176
208
203
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM1.15m
1:03AM1.03m
2:12PM1.21m
2:11AM1.04m
2:50PM1.25m
3:09AM1.06m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.23m
7:26PM0.56m
7:26AM0.26m
8:24PM0.45m
8:16AM0.30m
9:11PM0.35m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
5:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:53
—
—
—
5:53
 mm
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
2
4
2
2
—
—
2
1
3
5
5
3
3
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
26
26
25
26
24
25
24
25
26
26
25
24
25
25
25
26
28
28
26
27
27
25
26
  • 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