Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
357
925
1280
1713
2587
3544
3544
3889
4021
4832
6701
7482
7933
7301
6304
5358
5187
5140
4619
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19PM1.50m
6:16AM1.37m
5:51PM1.45m
7:05AM1.33m
6:24PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.57m
11:50PM0.31m
11:55AM0.68m
00:29AM0.33m
12:35PM0.77m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
6
4
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
4
3
3
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