Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.7° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
277
285
285
285
247
247
240
250
254
367
569
726
671
584
372
310
288
193
178
151
140
121
107
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:41AM1.20m
6:13PM1.06m
5:18AM1.21m
6:45PM1.09m
5:55AM1.20m
7:17PM1.11m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.11m
11:32PM0.57m
12:10PM0.11m
00:10AM0.56m
12:41PM0.13m
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
22
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