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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 10 am Thursday 15 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
24.7° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777777666667777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21413413415914616318618015714114916578132144162160192211205230192163223
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
1.40
6:55PM
0.90
7:36AM
1.49
7:42PM
0.94
8:14AM
1.58
8:22PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.42
12:41AM
0.26
2:19PM
0.33
1:25AM
0.20
2:55PM
0.26
2:05AM
0.14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:46-------7:46----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------11----------111221
Temp. °C232526262424242425262726252524242528272525242423
Feels °C (?)242626262526272627272726262626262730282728262726
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