Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
24.6°C
0.5° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 6PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
19
1.1
S
19
1.2
S
18
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.8
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
7
2.3
ESE
7
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
900
828
901
699
651
507
396
376
272
220
286
214
211
211
253
312
328
326
395
502
565
428
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
3:24PM1.02m
2:33AM1.07m
3:52PM1.09m
3:17AM1.12m
4:19PM1.15m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.27m
8:57PM0.60m
9:17AM0.24m
9:35PM0.53m
9:50AM0.21m
10:12PM0.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
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5:42
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
18
17
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