Rusty Barrel Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 5AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.2
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
725
742
849
839
969
879
918
869
984
1358
1303
1179
784
1006
875
848
759
646
635
635
553
553
544
547
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14PM1.15m
11:34AM0.89m
00:00AM1.18m
12:59PM0.89m
00:51AM1.21m
2:18PM0.93m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.49m
5:14PM0.47m
6:53AM0.38m
6:17PM0.53m
7:54AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
19
19
19
17
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
20
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