Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.7° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
7
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
6
1.5
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
217
329
589
652
599
569
496
441
296
213
193
151
110
100
95
93
105
92
127
122
145
202
236
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18AM1.21m
6:45PM1.09m
5:55AM1.20m
7:17PM1.11m
6:32AM1.17m
7:49PM1.14m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.57m
12:10PM0.11m
00:10AM0.56m
12:41PM0.13m
00:50AM0.54m
1:12PM0.17m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
20
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
21
22
22
22
23
22
21
22
22
21
21
20
19
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