Surf Forecasts:
Rye Ocean Beach surf forecast from 22 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 23 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 29 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period, SW swell with 2,933 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 22 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s 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 Thursday (Oct 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 20s. 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 2.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 23rd Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 29th Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rye Ocean Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 16 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2054 | 1171 | 1007 | 1899 | 2080 | 1585 | 1308 | 1196 | 1325 | 1094 | 787 | 990 | 1567 | 1099 | 981 | 990 | 972 | 232 | 232 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.04m | 9:08AM1.13m | 9:38PM1.06m | 10:07AM1.12m | 10:59PM1.13m | 11:03AM1.13m | 00:08AM1.25m | 11:55AM1.18m | 1:06AM1.38m | 12:41PM1.23m | 1:55AM1.49m | 1:24PM1.29m | 2:40AM1.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.64m | 2:28AM0.54m | 3:25PM0.61m | 3:44AM0.60m | 4:30PM0.54m | 5:04AM0.63m | 5:29PM0.44m | 6:14AM0.62m | 6:21PM0.33m | 7:12AM0.60m | 7:08PM0.22m | 8:00AM0.59m | 7:53PM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 25 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2054 | 1171 | 752 | 1899 | 2080 | 1585 | 1308 | 1196 | 1325 | 1094 | 787 | 990 | 961 | 1099 | 17 | — | 736 | 100 | 232 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 640 | 1007 | 100 | 147 | 77 | 47 | 38 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 38 | 66 | 7 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 22 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | — | WSW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 4 | SW 8 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 50 | 7 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 30 | 167 | — | 1567 | — | 981 | 990 | 972 | 11 | 227 | 938 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 18 | 52 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 36 | 274 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 24 |
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