Surf Forecasts:
Wye River surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 11,932 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. 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 5.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wye River over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 683 | 496 | 576 | 1144 | 932 | 527 | 522 | 1034 | 2413 | 7306 | 5012 | 7698 | 11928 | 10541 | 8450 | 5547 | 3166 | 3027 | 2187 | 1989 | 1578 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.80m | 4:10AM1.61m | 4:05PM1.72m | 4:58AM1.57m | 4:36PM1.63m | 5:45AM1.52m | 5:05PM1.53m | 6:35AM1.47m | 5:35PM1.43m | 7:33AM1.41m | 6:06PM1.34m | 8:43AM1.39m | 6:45PM1.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.23m | 10:01AM0.48m | 10:35PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.62m | 11:12PM0.23m | 11:23AM0.75m | 11:49PM0.28m | 12:06PM0.88m | 00:29AM0.34m | 12:58PM0.98m | 1:15AM0.39m | 2:10PM1.06m | 2:12AM0.44m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 683 | 496 | 576 | 1144 | 932 | 527 | 522 | 2 | 2185 | 4302 | — | 6449 | 8390 | 6550 | 5656 | 3701 | 3166 | 2227 | 1578 | 1187 | 882 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 11 | — | E 11 | WSW 12 | NNE 4 | E 10 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 2 | — | 2 | 119 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 12 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1034 | 2413 | 7306 | 5012 | 7698 | 11928 | 10541 | 8450 | 5547 | — | 3027 | 2187 | 1989 | 1578 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 34 | 560 | 557 | 34 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
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