Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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4
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1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
15
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1619
1643
1668
1584
1632
1729
1665
1688
1638
3005
2475
2185
1719
1456
1232
936
825
833
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
E
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
35
N
45
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:27AM1.32m
1:51PM1.36m
2:12AM1.40m
2:21PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.44m
7:41AM0.35m
8:03PM0.34m
8:21AM0.37m
8:37PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
7
7
9
11
11
10
9
6
5
5
10
12
10
9
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