Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 8AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3634
3182
2963
2723
2289
2012
1907
1675
1500
1326
1108
1108
988
1028
799
767
598
521
428
404
295
342
205
132
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
15
W
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:52PM1.31m
12:34PM1.35m
00:55AM1.41m
1:17PM1.41m
1:47AM1.49m
1:55PM1.45m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.34m
6:46PM0.38m
7:11AM0.33m
7:31PM0.27m
7:56AM0.35m
8:12PM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
16
19
19
17
15
14
14
15
20
21
20
19
19
17
15
14
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
14
17
15
14
11
9
8
8
13
14
16
15
14
14
11
11
14
10
11
10
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