Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.98° N 70.76° W

Rye On the Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rye On the Rocks sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Rye On the Rocks at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
N
4
0.3
SE
8
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
46
40
31
16
16
12
10
27
11
7
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
10
9
40
200
480
878
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
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
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:17AM2.70m
4:23PM2.93m
5:11AM2.62m
5:19PM2.83m
6:09AM2.60m
6:17PM2.79m
Low Tide
10:10AM1.15m
10:55PM0.91m
11:06AM1.23m
11:51PM0.97m
12:05PM1.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:57
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5:55
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Temp °C
10
8
7
7
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
6
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
3
1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
0
0
0
3
5
3
4
5
6
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
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