Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 131 | 102 | 105 | 222 | 218 | 204 | 254 | 276 | 283 | 291 | 266 | 307 | 276 | 254 | 202 | 603 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.62m | 7:18AM1.13m | 7:36PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.21m | 8:08PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.16m | 1:06PM0.10m | 2:07AM0.10m | 1:42PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 157 | 131 | 102 | 105 | 91 | 105 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 291 | 266 | 307 | 276 | 254 | 199 | 603 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 7 | S 15 | NE 13 | S 16 | N 6 | S 15 | NNE 6 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 202 | 37 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 13 | S 15 | E 13 | S 16 | E 12 | S 16 | NE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 74 | 48 | 5 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 25 | 117 | 222 | 218 | 204 | 254 | 276 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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