Rye Ocean Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get into it.

We're looking at a classic Rye Ocean Beach stretch. The water's sitting at about 56°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, nothing to write home about in the temperature department.

This run starts with a bit of a slow burn. Sunday the 9th is a write-off – strong, gusty winds and the swell is all messed up. You'd be wasting your time. Monday the 10th has some size pushing in, but the wind is all wrong, swinging onshore, and it's messy. We've got a moderate wave energy in the 600-2700 range for those first couple of days, but the conditions just aren't there.

The first real glimmer comes Tuesday the 11th morning. We've got a solid 5ft swell from the SW with a 14-second period, giving it decent shape, and the wind is cross-shore but clean. The energy is moderate, sitting at 1083. It's not perfect, but it's rideable. The Tuesday afternoon session looks a bit cleaner with a cross-offshore breeze, and 5ft waves. That’s probably your best early-week window.

Then we hit a wall. Wednesday the 12th through Friday the 14th, the swell pumps up to 10ft, but it's all onshore and lumpy. The wave energy jumps into the thousands – 2870, 10318, 4229 – it's powerful, but it's a washing machine. This is big, unruly stuff, strictly for the experts, and even then, it's a battle. It's more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle session.

We get a reprieve on Saturday the 15th. The swell drops to 8-8ft, still big, but the morning is clean with a light offshore breeze from the ESE (2898 energy). Still too much for most, but a better look for the brave. The real highlight, the standout session, looks to be Sunday the 16th morning. The swell is a much more manageable 6ft from the SW, with a 14-second period, and we get a gentle offshore breeze from the ENE. The energy is 1424, and it’s described as excellent for experienced surfers. That's the one to circle on the calendar. Clean, punchy, and with that long period, it'll be walling up nicely.

The following week, from Monday the 17th through Wednesday the 19th, we settle into a sweet spot. The swell sits between 4ft and 5ft, with a 14-16 second period. The wind is light and offshore or cross-offshore in the mornings. The energy sits in the 1000-1200 range, and it's all labeled as excellent for experienced surfers. This is your run of good, clean, consistent waves. It'll be a fun week for anyone who knows what they're doing.

Things start to fade after that. Thursday the 20th, the wind picks up and the swell drops. The last half of the month, from the 21st to the 24th, is a mix of small, weak swells and poor wind. The 21st afternoon does have a brief window with glassy conditions and a 3ft swell, which might be a fun little session for a longboard, but it's nothing to get excited about. After that, it's all downhill with onshore slop.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a bit of a write-off with a big, messy swell in the middle. The standout is Sunday the 16th morning, with clean, 6ft SW swell and light offshore winds. The entire stretch from Monday the 17th to Wednesday the 19th is also a solid, consistent run of clean surf. After that, it's a wrap for the forecast period.

Rusty.

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