Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.4° 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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (15 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
2.3
E
7
3
E
8
3
E
8
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
272
243
275
569
1014
1097
1063
955
876
787
769
787
735
735
787
837
1028
1134
1075
993
915
1016
333
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM1.19m
6:07AM1.33m
7:42PM1.21m
6:58AM1.27m
8:27PM1.21m
7:51AM1.18m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.52m
12:58PM-0.05m
1:11AM0.51m
1:42PM0.02m
2:06AM0.50m
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:25
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
20
21
22
22
19
18
19
20
20
21
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
21
22
22
23
23
24
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