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Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

Byron Bay - The Wreck surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Byron Bay - The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.1
S
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888887788888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330428410392450339284262228348674686594355235184180147144167229207245266
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glassglassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
1.13
2:29PM
1.07
4:07AM
1.17
3:30PM
0.95
5:11AM
1.23
4:45PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.60
9:05PM
0.30
10:17AM
0.64
9:57PM
0.33
11:46AM
0.60
10:55PM
0.33
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--5:56-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:47-------7:46--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1111221------11--
Temp. °C232324282827252423232323242524232222242525262424
Feels °C (?)232324282730282523222223272726262424252526282626
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