Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.2°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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
168
151
122
80
76
76
76
70
76
101
51
94
83
79
50
35
63
71
100
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:01PM1.01m
11:57PM1.07m
2:01PM1.08m
1:14AM1.09m
2:49PM1.15m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.68m
7:00AM0.20m
7:33PM0.62m
7:59AM0.18m
8:34PM0.53m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
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5:24
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5:44
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5:44
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5:44
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1
1
2
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
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