Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rye Ocean Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rye Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1336 | 1336 | 1139 | 1139 | 1123 | 1018 | 990 | 885 | 872 | 885 | 1287 | 1474 | 1438 | 1402 | 1246 | 1020 | 844 | 667 | 507 | 621 | 344 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.52m | 2:47AM1.48m | 3:05PM1.53m | 3:35AM1.50m | 3:39PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.30m | 8:55AM0.30m | 9:21PM0.24m | 9:35AM0.38m | 9:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1336 | 1336 | 1139 | 1139 | 1123 | 1018 | 990 | 885 | 872 | 885 | 1287 | 1474 | 1438 | 1402 | 1246 | 1020 | 844 | 667 | 507 | 621 | 344 | 620 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SE 4 |
62 | 104 | 104 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 52 | 53 | 44 | 23 | 266 | 307 | 413 | 27 | 249 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | E 5 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 45 | 42 | 42 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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