Rye · Rockingham County · New Hampshire
Rye Rocks Surf Report & Forecast, New Hampshire
Rye Rocks, New Hampshire: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 10 seconds from the southeast, with a 10 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 5:10 pm.
1–2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 10 s · SE
- Wind
- 10 mph (WNW), gusts 18offshore
- Tide
- 2.5 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 5:10 pm
- Water
- 54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 53°Ffeels like 47°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:26 pm
Rye Rocks surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Rye Rocks: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Rye Rocks: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 1.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 3.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6.2 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 8.3 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 9.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 10.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 9.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 7.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 5.0 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 2.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 2.5 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 6.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 8.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 9.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 8.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 18 | 3.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 0.2 ft |
Rye Rocks waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Rye Rocks arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 29 s
- Lulls
- about 163 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 16% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Rye Rocks surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Rye Rocks: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Rye Rocks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 9 s · SE | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 7 mph onshore (E), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–6 ft | Good | 8.4 ft · 9 s · E | 18 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.4 ft · 8 s · E | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 20 | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 8 s · NE | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 23 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 9 s · SE | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 15 | 6 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | calm | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | calm | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Rye Rocks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Rye Rocks tide chart and tide times
Tides at Rye Rocks today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 4:29 am, high 10.2 ft at 10:48 am, low -0.2 ft at 5:10 pm and high 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.5 ft and falling.
Rye Rocks tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:29 amHigh 10.2 ft at 10:48 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:13 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:26 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:48 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.7 ft at 12:01 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:52 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:59 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:22 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.0 ft at 12:37 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:24 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:41 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.7 ft at 1:20 amLow 2.7 ft at 7:04 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:17 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:48 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.4 ft at 1:59 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:51 amHigh 9.1 ft at 2 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:32 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.7 ft at 2:47 amLow 2.4 ft at 8:38 amHigh 8.5 ft at 2:50 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:22 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.2 ft at 3:34 amLow 2.0 ft at 9:30 amHigh 7.8 ft at 3:43 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:10 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.1 ft at 4:30 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:26 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:39 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Rye Rocks water temperature
The water temperature at Rye Rocks is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 47°F and a 10 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 54°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Rye Rocks
- Fox Hill Point0.3 mi S · 2 ft · Poor
- Sawyers Beach0.6 mi NE · 2 ft · Fair
- Costellos0.9 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Jenness Beach1.2 mi NNE · 2 ft · Fair
- Plaice Cove1.7 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- North Beach2.4 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
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About Rye Rocks
Rye Rocks is a reef break in Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, facing east-southeast. Also called Rye on the Rocks.
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