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Rest Bay surf break

Rest Bay surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 04 Mar 2025 GMT
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Rest Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rest Bay sea temperature is
7.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rest Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Rest Bay over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Mar 05) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Rest Bay in the next 12 days are 1.1m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Mar 07) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Mar 08) at 6AM.

Wave TypeTime (GMT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Wed 5th Mar)1.5ft (0.5m) 12s
Best Surf12PM (Fri 7th Mar)3.5ft (1.1m) 13s
Most Powerful 9AM (Fri 7th Mar)3.5ft (1.1m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rest Bay over the next 12 days.

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Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)13121291111911141313131212111113128810161413131213121212121514141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1311178139639139651133903462421671096929632812925213454525528282815207522613396245
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
15
E
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
10
SSW
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
5
S
15
E
20
E
35
E
45
E
40
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
9.27
9:34PM
8.78
9:56AM
8.54
10:19PM
8.06
10:46AM
7.67
11:13PM
7.26
11:48AM
6.80
12:25AM
6.55
1:15PM
6.21
2:03AM
6.28
2:56PM
6.22
3:33AM
6.59
4:10PM
6.69
4:35AM
7.18
5:02PM
7.26
5:20AM
7.77
5:41PM
7.79
5:58AM
8.26
6:16PM
8.21
6:31AM
8.62
6:48PM
8.51
7:02AM
8.82
7:18PM
8.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.31
3:33AM
0.59
3:56PM
1.02
4:19AM
1.33
4:45PM
1.84
5:17AM
2.13
5:50PM
2.62
6:41AM
2.79
7:32PM
3.07
8:39AM
2.91
9:23PM
2.90
10:08AM
2.50
10:32PM
2.38
11:02AM
1.94
11:18PM
1.81
11:41AM
1.42
11:53PM
1.31
12:13PM
0.99
12:23AM
0.92
12:42PM
0.69
12:52AM
0.65
1:09PM
0.52
1:19AM
0.53
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise6:54--6:52--6:50--6:48--6:45--6:43--6:41--6:39--6:37--6:33--6:31--6:30--
Sunset-5:59--6:00--6:02--6:04--6:06--6:07--6:08--6:10--6:13--6:15--6:15--6:17-
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Rain (mm)
--------3--1--------------------2---
Temp. °C676811911111112121011121012131191197955667857869107
Feels °C (?)34358655697557557536314022412-2-3-2-3463

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, strong winds from the E by Fri morning).

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Information about the Rest Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Rest Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Rest Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rest Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rest Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rest Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Rest Bay is 1 km (1 miles) from Porthcawl. If you plan a holiday in Wales - South East, look for hotels and other accommodation in Porthcawl. Porthcawl has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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