Rye is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 94.5 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Rye recorded a population of 9,438 at the 2021 census. Rye's beach, on the eastern side of Port Phillip, is popular with swimmers, fishermen, yachtsmen, and kitesurfers. Its ocean beach is also popular with surfers and divers.