Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

24.7°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 (27 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 7PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	9s
Evening (27 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 27						Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	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	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1175	1050	951	790	772	676	603	534	521	509	509	512	512	461	472	219	425	196	151	351	349	333
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	5:23AM1.17m				5:43PM1.28m				6:08AM1.15m				6:14PM1.29m				6:57AM1.11m				6:49PM1.27m
Low Tide			11:28AM0.27m				00:03AM0.24m				12:03PM0.33m				00:44AM0.20m				12:41PM0.40m


	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	22	23	22	22
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	21	20	21	21	22	20	20	20	20	19	20	19	21	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 8	ESE 15	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 9	SE 12	ENE 9	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	57	57	37	38	22	21	44	44	44	44	27	43	42	39	38	266	36	249	212	35	72	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	SE 15	ESE 13	S 13	S 8	S 14	S 14	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SE 12	ESE 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 15	S 12	S 11
kJ	29	52	33	33	33	16	14	12	16	15	11	11	3	10	9	36	22	35	35	33	11	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 14	S 10	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 16	SE 16	ESE 16	S 10	SE 15	SE 15	S 12	S 18	S 17
kJ	20	18	17	17	16	15	14	15	2	—	2	2	2	10	10	24	8	34	34	11	6	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	1175	1050	951	790	772	676	603	534	521	509	509	512	512	461	472	219	425	196	151	351	349	333
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Desperations Mamanucas	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Coves New Georgia	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	521	521	925	521	521	521	521	521	521	1808	1837	1837	925	529	521	521	521	1582	930	925	521	521
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