Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
0
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)
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
4.5
WSW
13
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1494
1547
3273
3257
2371
6387
13409
12399
10212
7822
5363
4431
3781
2734
2108
1730
1514
1609
1259
1036
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
45
NW
50
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:56AM1.29m
9:38PM1.16m
11:52AM1.32m
10:44PM1.14m
12:39PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.89m
4:34AM0.36m
5:50PM0.83m
5:32AM0.33m
6:45PM0.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
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5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
9
9
7
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
-2
0
-5
-2
-1
0
0
2
3
2
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
6
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