Wye River surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wye River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wye River sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wye River today?

The current surf forecast for Wye River at 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)21s

Table - waves today at Wye River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1
SW
21
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
689
639
649
649
604
552
706
862
933
1208
1446
1642
1487
2714
2683
2622
2501
2269
2354
2475
2567
2169
1956
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NE
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:15PM1.53m
6:18AM1.30m
7:15PM1.42m
7:57AM1.26m
8:22PM1.35m
9:40AM1.32m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.72m
12:34PM0.60m
1:47AM0.69m
2:00PM0.75m
3:03AM0.63m
3:39PM0.81m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
17
20
18
16
15
15
14
14
16
19
19
15
14
13
13
12
15
14
15
12
13
12
12
12
16
19
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
619
689
639
649
649
604
552
706
862
933
892
961
878
1487
2714
2683
2622
2501
2269
2354
2475
2567
2169
1956
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
27
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
21
1
SW
21
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
49
68
14
26
94
197
386
647
815
1208
1446
1642
712
766
505
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
Energy kJ
8
4
9
29
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
4
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
4
0
4
4
0
0
23
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
10
23
23
0
0
0
6
6
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Wye River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest