Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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)
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
76
81
98
120
145
124
147
132
144
153
167
177
210
181
235
213
261
283
337
387
432
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:02PM1.26m
4:04AM1.17m
4:34PM1.29m
4:51AM1.17m
5:04PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.19m
10:07PM0.34m
10:12AM0.23m
10:48PM0.27m
10:50AM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
25
23
22
23
22
22
23
22
21
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