Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.5° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 22s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.7
SE
15
0.5
S
22
0.6
S
21
0.6
S
21
0.6
S
20
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
0.6
SE
14
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.4
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
292
232
232
218
242
323
311
302
203
203
452
442
162
332
364
760
1046
743
531
398
354
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SSW
20
SE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47AM1.08m
9:54PM1.19m
9:51AM0.98m
10:38PM1.17m
11:05AM0.90m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.25m
4:05AM0.48m
3:54PM0.38m
5:11AM0.46m
4:43PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
 mm
2
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
5
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
26
23
21
22
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
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