Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 4AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
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3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2295
1881
1929
1875
1693
1874
1723
2017
1185
1092
1021
1091
1238
1203
1075
891
961
1706
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
5
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02PM1.39m
5:05AM1.42m
4:30PM1.33m
5:41AM1.34m
4:59PM1.26m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.20m
10:52AM0.62m
11:02PM0.25m
11:26AM0.67m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
17
16
15
17
20
19
21
19
17
16
14
17
21
23
19
16
Feels °C
14
11
10
9
7
12
15
15
19
15
12
10
5
7
10
15
13
10
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