Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.1° 

Rye Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rye Ocean Beach today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Rye Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
6
2.1
SW
7
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
196
126
190
434
2719
3677
4474
5270
4881
4651
4119
4079
4079
3936
3822
3629
3491
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM1.54m
2:30PM1.47m
3:14AM1.55m
3:03PM1.47m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.19m
8:36AM0.38m
8:49PM0.15m
9:13AM0.43m
9:24PM0.14m
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6:22
6:20
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6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
12
8
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
5
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