Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
24.9°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
848
886
889
807
889
1457
1743
1769
1847
1988
1680
1648
1524
1553
1680
1524
1432
1406
1265
1081
987
892
851
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
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
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:59AM1.15m
4:46PM1.21m
4:40AM1.17m
5:14PM1.25m
5:23AM1.17m
5:43PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.21m
10:47PM0.38m
10:54AM0.23m
11:24PM0.31m
11:28AM0.27m
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Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
21
20
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