Surf Forecasts:
Wye River surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 23 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 5,512 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s 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 Friday (Sep 18) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wye River in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 22nd Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wye River over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1733 | 3373 | 2708 | 4284 | 3331 | 1401 | 1595 | 1363 | 1854 | 4055 | 4495 | 4385 | 4395 | 5512 | 4076 | 2350 | 1496 | 933 | 802 | 653 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.55m | 4:26AM1.66m | 3:50PM1.49m | 5:04AM1.56m | 4:16PM1.41m | 5:48AM1.45m | 4:44PM1.32m | 6:45AM1.36m | 5:19PM1.22m | 8:09AM1.30m | 6:31PM1.13m | 9:43AM1.31m | 9:01PM1.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.18m | 10:18AM0.71m | 10:20PM0.26m | 10:50AM0.81m | 10:54PM0.36m | 11:28AM0.91m | 11:34PM0.46m | 12:24PM0.99m | 00:29AM0.57m | 2:12PM1.03m | 1:54AM0.65m | 4:13PM0.95m | 3:38AM0.67m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1733 | 3373 | 2708 | 2207 | 1817 | 1401 | 1595 | 1363 | — | 4055 | 4495 | 4385 | 4395 | 5512 | 4076 | 2350 | 1496 | 933 | 802 | 653 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 16 | S 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | NE 5 | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 1111 | 79 | 64 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 59 | 17 | 49 | 77 | 44 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | N 3 | WNW 4 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | — | E 7 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 4284 | 3331 | — | 7 | 12 | 1854 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | 8 | — | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 560 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 525 | 224 | 23 | 42 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 3 |
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