Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

25.2°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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (05 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 7	E 7	E 5	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	80	76	76	76	70	96	119	116	94	94	79	73	55	71	98	39	49	53	55	43	106	106	67	70
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	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-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:57PM1.07m					2:01PM1.08m			1:14AM1.09m					2:49PM1.15m				2:18AM1.13m				3:28PM1.21m
Low Tide			7:00AM0.20m				7:33PM0.62m				7:59AM0.18m					8:34PM0.53m				8:49AM0.17m				9:24PM0.44m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	24	25	25	26	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	24	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	172	134	134	108	106	103	80	82	86	75	56	56	68	51	37	21	12	19	19	18	12	11	28	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	S 6	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	S 6	S 6
kJ	80	76	76	76	70	12	12	31	38	23	23	22	22	21	21	25	19	11	12	21	18	17	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	S 6	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	S 11	ENE 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 11
kJ	31	31	19	21	12	60	101	96	84	83	79	41	41	40	18	18	18	16	22	17	15	15	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 7	E 7	E 5	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	2	4	96	119	116	94	94	73	73	55	71	98	39	49	53	55	43	106	106	67	70
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	5	5	1019	992	992	931	521	521	521	521	1019	1244	925	521	521	521	521	521	1019	931	925	925	925
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	6	9	9

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