Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.6°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.7
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
186
215
315
463
464
422
377
217
287
163
163
155
107
88
88
202
102
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:13AM1.13m
5:02PM1.33m
6:03AM1.13m
5:38PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.16m
10:55AM0.39m
11:42PM0.09m
11:37AM0.44m
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part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
25
25
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