Surf Forecasts:
Wye River surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with 17,615 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wye River this week:
The surf forecast for Wye River over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wye River in the next 16 days are 6.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 13s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wye River over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 846 | 606 | 437 | 857 | 2507 | 3871 | 10856 | 7424 | 8008 | 16734 | 9483 | 8128 | 4749 | 3031 | 2350 | 1968 | 1996 | 1968 | 1507 | 3534 | 2983 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.54m | 6:13PM1.43m | 8:44AM1.57m | 7:07PM1.38m | 10:02AM1.62m | 8:19PM1.34m | 11:12AM1.70m | 9:46PM1.33m | 12:10PM1.77m | 11:11PM1.38m | 1:00PM1.83m | 00:24AM1.46m | 1:43PM1.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.21m | 1:02PM0.95m | 1:19AM0.17m | 2:20PM1.03m | 2:24AM0.14m | 3:49PM1.05m | 3:36AM0.11m | 5:10PM0.99m | 4:47AM0.08m | 6:14PM0.87m | 5:53AM0.07m | 7:06PM0.72m | 6:52AM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 846 | 606 | 437 | 857 | 2507 | 19 | 5031 | 7424 | 8008 | 9746 | 8096 | 6854 | 4749 | 3031 | 2350 | 1968 | 1996 | 1968 | 1507 | 3534 | 2983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 17 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 36 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 90 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 18 | 60 | 1038 | 20 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 8542 | 3871 | 10856 | 10 | 28 | 16734 | 9483 | 8128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 268 | 268 | 565 | 791 | 4 | 368 | 762 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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