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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 am Friday 08 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
24.3° 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 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 | |
255 | 302 | 668 | 575 | 565 | 790 | 694 | 640 | 565 | 514 | 541 | 1090 | 1064 | 792 | 657 | 935 | 608 | 633 | 573 | 418 | 431 | 414 | 246 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.37m | 12:28PM0.85m | 00:50AM1.35m | 1:38PM0.87m | 1:47AM1.35m | 2:46PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.39m | 5:53PM0.43m | 7:54AM0.37m | 6:58PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.31m | 8:08PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 255 | 219 | 223 | 575 | 565 | 790 | 694 | 640 | 565 | 514 | 541 | 1090 | 1064 | 792 | 657 | 620 | 608 | 633 | 573 | 418 | 217 | 210 | 207 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 162 | 8 | 192 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 162 | 168 | 178 | 185 | 199 | 155 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 221 | 225 | 9 | 9 | 246 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 9 | S 17 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 16 | S 18 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 196 | 302 | 668 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 935 | — | — | — | 4 | 431 | 414 | 62 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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