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Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Byron Bay - The Wreck surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
374 | 433 | 524 | 579 | 695 | 739 | 724 | 705 | 758 | 747 | 828 | 822 | 878 | 897 | 899 | 904 | 904 | 912 | 1014 | 1134 | 1086 | 1194 | 1310 | 1637 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:39PM1.78m | 7:56AM1.20m | 8:28PM1.86m | 8:48AM1.12m | 9:19PM1.87m | 9:42AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM-0.02m | 2:14AM0.05m | 1:48PM-0.01m | 3:10AM0.03m | 2:34PM0.01m | 4:07AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 374 | 433 | 524 | 579 | 695 | 739 | 724 | 705 | 758 | 747 | 828 | 822 | 878 | 897 | 899 | 904 | 904 | — | — | — | — | 1194 | 1310 | 1402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 912 | 1014 | 1134 | 1086 | — | — | 1637 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 215 | 229 | 34 | 34 | 160 | 93 |
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