Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
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0
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2061
2035
1742
1776
1542
1273
1238
1033
904
846
732
721
649
649
1287
1314
1179
1149
1006
879
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM1.21m
00:23AM1.30m
12:32PM1.26m
1:12AM1.41m
1:08PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.43m
6:37AM0.45m
6:47PM0.32m
7:22AM0.45m
7:26PM0.21m
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clear
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
14
19
21
19
19
Feels °C
5
3
2
3
5
4
5
7
8
6
7
7
8
6
6
7
12
14
13
12
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