Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 4 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

24.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 8AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	7s
Evening (12 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	S 21	SSE 7	S 20	SE 7	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	238	253	378	276	296	459	451	457	348	199	292	287	282	282	229	194	358	413	509	667	636	482	891	851
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:44AM1.23m				6:18PM1.28m				6:30AM1.17m				6:49PM1.26m				7:17AM1.10m				7:21PM1.22m
Low Tide	11:46PM0.32m				11:58AM0.18m				00:29AM0.28m				12:34PM0.28m				1:11AM0.27m				1:10PM0.38m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 21	S 21	S 8	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 17
kJ	52	225	218	221	143	459	451	457	348	199	292	287	282	282	229	108	175	413	509	667	636	482	891	851
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	S 10	ENE 13	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 20	S 20	S 19	S 10	S 10	S 21	S 20	S 19	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	83	50	63	276	267	251	227	220	290	190	126	177	80	78	136	194	358	133	128	221	282	354	25	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	NE 13	S 10	S 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	NE 11	ENE 14	SW 16
kJ	136	82	33	60	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	32	32	31	19	20	21	22	25	25	20	20	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	238	253	378	151	296	155	151	156	129	167	121	121	117	113	132	170	156	142	135	142	155	155	182	160
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
Distance (km)	1837	521	1602	1602	1602	1602	992	521	521	521	521	1148	1741	1741	931	521	521	521	521	931	931	929	521	521
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