Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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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0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2517
2784
2680
2680
2474
3633
4903
6890
6939
5454
6000
6068
5464
5087
4777
4838
4467
3976
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
35
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39AM1.49m
3:22PM1.44m
4:22AM1.49m
3:55PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.18m
9:36AM0.48m
9:50PM0.13m
10:13AM0.54m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
14
16
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
3
3
3
4
9
12
7
6
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