Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
24.6° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 7AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
1.1
SE
8
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
836
758
758
758
736
828
888
861
881
876
855
803
803
153
735
785
767
798
733
655
655
720
790
845
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:17AM1.02m
2:41PM0.89m
1:20AM1.04m
3:28PM0.93m
2:15AM1.07m
4:04PM0.98m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.34m
7:32PM0.69m
8:37AM0.29m
8:32PM0.66m
9:21AM0.24m
9:18PM0.62m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
18
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
19
19
20
20
21
21
19
18
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