Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.39° S 144.78° E

Rye Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rye Ocean Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
11
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.5
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
435
357
649
711
371
693
711
614
536
507
471
465
472
376
353
297
297
326
155
352
352
1282
1753
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
SSW
25
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
on
High Tide
6:06AM1.38m
5:30PM1.19m
6:42AM1.31m
6:09PM1.12m
7:24AM1.23m
7:03PM1.07m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.24m
12:04PM0.62m
11:58PM0.30m
12:42PM0.64m
00:37AM0.38m
1:27PM0.65m
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clear
clear
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6:26
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Temp °C
20
20
19
21
24
25
25
23
23
20
20
21
25
26
24
23
24
23
21
23
27
26
24
21
Feels °C
16
16
13
16
19
20
24
19
18
14
14
15
20
22
22
20
19
19
18
20
23
22
19
20
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