Wye River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Otway, Australia)

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Wye River Surf Guide

Wye River in Cape Otway is a quite exposed river/reef break that has quite consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks favour rights as well as a right hand reef break.. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Beware of crowds and rocks.

Wye River Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River/reef	2	fairly consistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Wye River:

The best conditions reported for surf at Wye River occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Wye River (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Wye River with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 96% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

96%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Wye River Location Map

Interactive Wye River surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Wye River is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 83 km (52 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Wye River is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 129 km (80 miles) away.

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Wye River Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 01:11 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off

What does Wye River look like?

Latest photos from Wye River. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Johannes Huntjens

Tides at Wye River

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 6 km from Wye River.

Next High Water: 01:37pm | 1.81m

Next Low Water: 06:48am | 0.2m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Wye River Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.9 °C) at Wye River is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite