Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.4
N
1.3
N
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
2.1
S
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)995681212777899912121212121112121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61561061013528144703463753446735795971102117013141231129312491430189918992045
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.65
8:12AM
1.40
8:41PM
1.73
8:58AM
1.28
9:28PM
1.75
9:47AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
-0.04
2:17AM
0.03
2:16PM
-0.03
3:09AM
0.04
2:55PM
0.01
4:05AM
0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282624222121202122222121201919202221202018171720
Feels °C (?)272322202017161819191819181818182019181816151517
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