Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 4AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
0.6
S
13
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
270
412
405
405
396
343
334
326
310
287
279
239
236
125
200
212
196
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:14PM1.29m
6:57AM1.11m
6:49PM1.27m
7:51AM1.06m
7:29PM1.23m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.20m
12:41PM0.40m
1:29AM0.18m
1:24PM0.49m
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
23
23
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Feels °C
22
20
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21
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