Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
!
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1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
1.4
SW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
451
392
392
546
721
888
1136
2570
2454
2033
1983
1806
1761
1343
1289
1179
1163
776
690
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09AM1.20m
10:26PM1.08m
12:01PM1.24m
11:37PM1.13m
12:43PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.75m
5:06AM0.39m
6:08PM0.65m
6:06AM0.36m
6:51PM0.54m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
11
11
9
7
5
4
5
9
8
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
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