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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 15/05 09:13																																																										AIFS HD 2.5 km run: 15/05 09:13	Icon Global 11 km run: 15/05 09:13																					GFS 13 km run: 15/05 09:13
Date Optimal	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Fr 16 8h	Fr 16 9h	Fr 16 10h	Fr 16 11h	Fr 16 12h	Fr 16 13h	Fr 16 14h	Fr 16 15h	Fr 16 16h	Fr 16 17h	Sa 17 8h	Sa 17 9h	Sa 17 10h	Sa 17 11h	Sa 17 12h	Sa 17 13h	Sa 17 14h	Sa 17 15h	Sa 17 16h	Sa 17 17h	Su 18 8h	Su 18 9h	Su 18 10h	Su 18 11h	Su 18 12h	Su 18 13h	Su 18 14h	Su 18 15h	Su 18 16h	Su 18 17h	Mo 19 8h	Mo 19 9h	Mo 19 10h	Mo 19 11h	Mo 19 12h	Mo 19 13h	Mo 19 14h	Mo 19 15h	Mo 19 16h	Mo 19 17h	Tu 20 8h	Tu 20 9h	Tu 20 10h	Tu 20 11h	Tu 20 12h	Tu 20 13h	Tu 20 14h	Tu 20 15h	Tu 20 16h	Tu 20 17h	We 21 8h	We 21 9h	We 21 10h	We 21 11h	We 21 12h	We 21 13h	We 21 14h	We 21 15h	We 21 16h	We 21 17h	Th 22 8h	Th 22 9h	Th 22 10h	Th 22 11h	Th 22 12h	Th 22 13h	Th 22 14h	Th 22 15h	Th 22 16h	Th 22 17h	Fr 23 8h	Fr 23 9h	Fr 23 10h	Fr 23 11h	Fr 23 12h	Fr 23 13h	Fr 23 14h	Fr 23 15h	Fr 23 16h	Fr 23 17h	Sa 24 8h	Sa 24 9h	Sa 24 10h	Sa 24 11h	Sa 24 12h	Sa 24 13h	Sa 24 14h	Sa 24 15h	Sa 24 16h	Sa 24 17h	Su 25 8h	Su 25 9h	Su 25 10h	Su 25 11h	Su 25 12h	Su 25 13h	Su 25 14h	Su 25 15h	Su 25 16h	Su 25 17h	Mo 26 8h	Mo 26 9h	Mo 26 10h	Mo 26 11h	Mo 26 12h	Mo 26 13h	Mo 26 14h	Mo 26 15h	Mo 26 16h	Mo 26 17h	Tu 27 8h	Tu 27 9h	Tu 27 10h	Tu 27 11h	Tu 27 12h	Tu 27 13h	Tu 27 14h	Tu 27 15h	Tu 27 16h	Tu 27 17h	We 28 8h	We 28 9h	We 28 10h	We 28 11h	We 28 12h	We 28 13h	We 28 14h	We 28 15h	We 28 16h	We 28 17h	Th 29 8h	Th 29 9h	Th 29 10h	Th 29 11h	Th 29 12h	Th 29 13h	Th 29 14h	Th 29 15h	Th 29 16h	Th 29 17h	Fr 30 8h	Fr 30 9h	Fr 30 10h	Fr 30 11h	Fr 30 12h	Fr 30 13h	Fr 30 14h	Fr 30 15h	Fr 30 16h	Fr 30 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	2	2	4	5	5	5	4	3	2	1	4	5	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	2	5	7	8	8	8	7	6	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	6	6	5	5	6	6	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	7	8	8	9	9	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	16	17	18	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	7	8	8	8	8	7	5	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	3
Gusts (kn)	6	7	10	12	13	13	12	11	9	6	10	13	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	18	19	20	22	23	23	22	21	21	15	16	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	16	6	7	7	8	8	8	6	5	3	4	13	16	19	19	19	19	16	13	10	9	6	7	7	9	12	14	14	14	13	15	15	18	21	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	9	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	22	23	24	24	24	25	28	31	33	33	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	6	6	5	4	4	3	4	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	5	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	5
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Wave Per.	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Wave Energy (Kj)	259	259	259	257	257	257	266	269	281	289	913	969	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.0k	1.0k	1.0k	983	966	957	927	919	897	868	612	595	579	573	556	540	523	507	487	477	239	230	228	220	218	215	215	215	212	214	139	137	131	125	119	114	112	108	108	106
Temp. (°C)	11	13	14	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	12	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	6	9	11	12	13	13	13	14	13	12	8	10	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	12	7	9	11	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	10	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	10	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	7	8	10	11	12	13	13	12	12	11	9	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	12	13	15	16	16	16	15	14	13
Rain (mm)																					0.2					0.1	0.3		0.1																																																																	0.3	0.3	0.3														0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	78	77	66	69	67	70	61	48	23		57	47	69	89	84	78	90	79	94	100	100	100	96	100	89	91	95	85	73	57	70	45	53	57	61	65	58	51	44	47	29	14					11	23	34	23	22	11									5	2		6	13	19	35	52	68	67	53	57	61	15	14	13	10	6	3	4	32	47	63	58	54	49	54	58	63	75	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	100	100	90	81	71	79	87	95	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	96	94	96	100	100	100	98	97	95	92	89	86	75	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100										3	91	82	73	57	42	26	20	15	9	8
Tide Ht.	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.0	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3	-0.4	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.4	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.2	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.5	-0.2	-0.4	-0.5	-0.6	-0.5	-0.3	-0.1	0.2	0.4	0.5	-0.1	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.2	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.1	-0.1	-0.3	-0.5	-0.5	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.3	-0.4	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.2	-0.3	-0.3	-0.2	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.0	0.0	0.1	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	-0.5	-0.4	-0.3	-0.2	-0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2
Tide Dir.								high			low							high			low								high			low							high				low							high			low							high				low											low										low											low					high						low						high					low						high					low								high			low								high										high
Tide Time								15:50			08:20							15:50			08:50								16:10			09:30							16:30				10:00							17:00			10:40							17:30				11:20											12:00										12:40											13:20					08:50						14:10						10:10					15:00						11:50					16:00								14:00			17:20								15:10										15:50

Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Chop

Water hazards: Wave breaker, Bridge

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Rye beach is at the south end of Port Phillip Bay. While the bay gets pretty choppy, the water is very shallow at Rye and keeps the chops to only a foot or two high. Crystal clear water, shallow sandy bottom and plenty of room. Waist deep water for 300m out.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: The beach is very narrow, so it is not the easiest launch site for beginners. There is grass between the beach and the car park, although not a large area.

Identified hazards: None

Beachgoer: January, February, December

Weather specificities: The temperature in Melbourne ranges from 15C or lower in winter (and rarely much below 10C) to well into the 30'sC during summer, and occasionally over 40C. The water temperature in the bay ranges from a low of 10C in winter to a high of 22C in summer. No wetsuit is required in summer, but most wear a full steamer in winter.

Wind specificities: The beach faces north, and is best in a anything from the NW around to NE. During winter it blows from the North more often than not, although it can be gusty. During summer you get strengthening northerlies before southerly changes. Topography to the North it is relatively flat and therefore wind is not gusty.

Access description: by Car - The nearest city is Melbourne, and Rye is about 80-90 minutes drive south of the city. Rye Beach is at the south end of Port Phillip Bay. About 80kms from CBD Melbourne. Follow the Nepean Highway down.

Accommodations: Shop, Toilet, Food, Parking

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