Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
24.6°C
0.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 8AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
1
S
18
1
S
17
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
223
256
307
613
586
533
513
494
386
362
352
272
268
264
203
198
186
172
180
154
151
151
144
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:55AM1.00m
8:16PM1.18m
10:13AM0.96m
9:15PM1.13m
11:41AM0.97m
10:32PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.18m
2:13PM0.57m
3:21AM0.20m
3:16PM0.65m
4:32AM0.22m
4:39PM0.69m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
rain showers
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
23
22
23
24
25
24
23
23
23
22
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
23
21
22
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
23
25
26
26
26
25
24
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