Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
755
690
690
543
535
479
398
335
297
248
287
292
295
299
398
422
453
632
570
455
602
1053
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
SSW
10
NW
15
N
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:08AM1.12m
8:53PM1.03m
10:12AM1.12m
10:15PM1.08m
11:08AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.72m
3:24AM0.49m
4:22PM0.65m
4:40AM0.49m
5:21PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
13
15
21
23
23
20
20
19
17
17
19
17
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
19
19
21
19
19
18
15
16
17
13
12
12
12
10
9
7
6
4
4
3
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