Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.2° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.1
S
10
2.4
SE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
443
340
249
557
547
620
522
522
522
516
485
400
397
426
542
875
1093
1165
1068
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:35PM1.16m
10:01AM0.92m
10:21PM1.16m
11:27AM0.88m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.44m
3:43PM0.48m
5:13AM0.39m
4:42PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:32
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
16
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