Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.7°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 11PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
511
555
621
671
646
521
460
449
418
480
489
865
788
679
619
727
804
740
662
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:18PM0.95m
11:58PM0.94m
1:59PM1.01m
1:05AM0.96m
2:31PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.71m
6:59AM0.35m
7:45PM0.65m
7:45AM0.33m
8:30PM0.57m
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clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
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23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
19
19
18
18
19
20
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20
18
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
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