Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
807
1295
1663
1397
1629
1666
1755
1461
1429
1428
1428
1429
1429
1232
1149
1101
1004
908
738
737
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:46PM1.21m
4:40AM1.17m
5:14PM1.25m
5:23AM1.17m
5:43PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.38m
10:54AM0.23m
11:24PM0.31m
11:28AM0.27m
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:31
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1
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
16
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
21
19
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