Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
4
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
347
376
823
729
1198
2268
2612
2216
2191
1904
1591
1420
1164
1062
911
978
1139
874
716
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
30
N
15
NNE
20
ESE
40
N
30
NNW
25
NW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30PM1.37m
8:34AM1.30m
7:35PM1.31m
9:51AM1.29m
8:53PM1.26m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.80m
1:32AM0.22m
1:59PM0.85m
2:40AM0.25m
3:23PM0.85m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
2
1
1
1
5
14
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
13
12
10
9
10
13
13
12
12
10
11
10
11
12
11
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
7
11
8
1
2
4
6
6
5
5
3
5
3
4
5
2
4
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