Surf Forecasts:
Rye Ocean Beach surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 8,980 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rye Ocean Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Rye Ocean Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rye Ocean Beach in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rye Ocean Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1572 | 802 | 659 | 487 | 466 | 544 | 892 | 932 | 1290 | 2424 | 8980 | 6589 | 3150 | 1632 | 1374 | 992 | 666 | 497 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.27m | 7:44PM1.27m | 9:54AM1.27m | 8:36PM1.20m | 10:56AM1.29m | 9:38PM1.16m | 11:52AM1.32m | 10:44PM1.14m | 12:39PM1.36m | 11:48PM1.16m | 1:20PM1.40m | 00:46AM1.20m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.37m | 2:13PM0.90m | 2:43AM0.38m | 3:19PM0.92m | 3:37AM0.38m | 4:37PM0.89m | 4:34AM0.36m | 5:50PM0.83m | 5:32AM0.33m | 6:45PM0.74m | 6:25AM0.30m | 7:28PM0.65m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1291 | 802 | 659 | 487 | 466 | 544 | 892 | 932 | 1290 | 2424 | — | 47 | 41 | 1632 | 15 | 992 | 666 | 497 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | SSW 15 | — | SW 15 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 77 | — | 76 | — | 566 | 92 | — | — | — | 98 | — | 22 | 72 | 138 | 234 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1572 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 66 | 67 | 35 | 8980 | 6589 | 3150 | — | 1374 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 27 | 60 | 40 | 293 | 74 | 337 | 281 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 33 |
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