Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.5°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
106
106
66
69
77
47
89
92
98
101
116
147
130
144
163
167
163
181
181
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:28PM1.21m
3:14AM1.16m
4:02PM1.26m
4:04AM1.17m
4:34PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.44m
9:33AM0.19m
10:07PM0.34m
10:12AM0.23m
10:48PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
22
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
25
23
22
22
23
25
25
24
25
25
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