Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
24.6°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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.9
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
131
154
159
140
150
258
315
288
279
268
269
255
278
431
522
405
489
418
432
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
5:13PM1.25m
4:58AM1.26m
5:46PM1.28m
5:44AM1.23m
6:18PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.37m
11:21AM0.11m
11:46PM0.32m
11:58AM0.18m
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5:46
5:45
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5:39
5:39
5:39
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
21
18
16
16
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
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