Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.8°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
9
21
16
73
68
51
67
83
107
44
140
207
212
283
257
248
236
218
215
227
227
215
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
on
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:59AM1.05m
7:57PM1.19m
10:13AM1.04m
9:01PM1.12m
11:28AM1.05m
10:20PM1.06m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.06m
2:09PM0.63m
3:07AM0.11m
3:19PM0.67m
4:13AM0.15m
4:44PM0.68m
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cloud
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clear
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1
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
23
22
22
23
23
23
21
22
23
23
23
24
25
23
24
24
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