Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

25.7°C

Rusty Barrel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	50	223	228	234	289	304	346	338	86	377	113	154	154	154	180	180	180	176	172	141	296	227	223	223	209	205
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide	1:03AM1.03m					2:12PM1.21m				2:11AM1.04m				2:50PM1.25m				3:09AM1.06m				3:24PM1.28m				4:00AM1.07m
Low Tide			7:26AM0.26m					8:24PM0.45m				8:16AM0.30m				9:11PM0.35m				9:01AM0.35m				9:53PM0.26m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	5:54
mm	1	1	—	—	—	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	2	1	1	3	3
Temp °C	25	25	25	26	26	25	25	24	23	23	24	25	26	25	25	25	24	25	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	24
Feels °C	26	26	26	27	26	25	25	24	22	23	24	25	26	25	26	27	26	27	27	26	26	27	26	27	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 8	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 9	ENE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	50	43	22	21	21	21	21	9	86	9	113	154	137	154	180	180	180	176	172	141	296	227	223	223	209	205
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	E 15	NE 11	NE 11	E 14	E 14	E 15	NE 13	S 11	NE 12	S 11	S 11	ESE 9	NNE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	44	5	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	6	10	10	154	14	103	78	69	66	12	67	58	58	48	42	29	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	S 14	E 15	E 14	N 13	NE 13	NE 13	E 14	NE 13	E 14	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 12	S 11	NNE 12	S 15	S 15	NNE 11	S 15	ESE 11	SSW 14	S 14	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 13
kJ	5	4	4	4	3	7	7	4	7	4	6	6	14	3	14	19	18	12	17	41	19	15	13	14	11	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	NE 7	—	—	—	—	NE 7
kJ	178	223	228	234	289	304	346	338	244	377	232	201	—	113	—	—	—	—	66	—	69	—	—	—	—	56
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	521	521	521	525	521	925	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	925	529	5	0	5	0	564	529	5	5	0	5	5
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Rating (10 max)																1	1	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)																1	1	2	2			2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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