Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.98° N 70.76° W

Rye On the Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rye On the Rocks sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

Rye On the Rocks 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 On the Rocks today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye On the Rocks at 4PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at Rye On the Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
166
155
114
78
73
46
29
31
16
16
12
11
27
40
14
4
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:32PM3.06m
4:17AM2.70m
4:23PM2.93m
5:11AM2.62m
5:19PM2.83m
Low Tide
9:20AM1.04m
10:02PM0.79m
10:10AM1.15m
10:55PM0.91m
11:06AM1.23m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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5:57
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5:55
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 mm
4
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Temp °C
13
17
18
18
17
10
8
7
7
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
6
8
7
8
8
Feels °C
8
14
16
15
14
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
3
3
2
4
5
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