Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 3AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
223
238
288
331
366
394
370
337
312
296
296
305
295
286
311
302
277
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
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
cross-on
High Tide
7:03PM1.25m
6:44AM1.23m
7:40PM1.25m
7:33AM1.15m
8:16PM1.22m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.40m
1:09PM0.13m
1:40AM0.39m
1:48PM0.24m
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6:05
6:05
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5:36
5:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
17
17
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