Rye Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
13.3°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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
704
673
802
777
777
802
969
954
851
825
645
1163
978
1977
1688
1169
991
892
802
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
E
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:56PM1.18m
8:59AM1.18m
7:55PM1.11m
10:06AM1.18m
9:09PM1.07m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.83m
1:53AM0.39m
2:32PM0.84m
2:52AM0.41m
3:52PM0.82m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
4
6
1
3
Temp °C
14
16
15
16
13
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
12
10
13
9
5
8
9
9
9
10
8
5
7
5
6
7
7
7
7
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