Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
546
421
663
522
671
1203
1235
1359
1155
915
742
1882
1542
1367
1210
1101
1060
966
844
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
0
ENE
5
E
15
NE
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM1.45m
5:30AM1.40m
5:00PM1.44m
6:24AM1.38m
5:40PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.54m
10:59PM0.23m
11:12AM0.63m
11:43PM0.21m
11:58AM0.72m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
12
12
12
10
10
9
11
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
6
7
7
5
7
6
8
12
11
9
10
8
5
3
6
7
6
7
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