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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 9 pm 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
24.5° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 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 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | |
694 | 640 | 565 | 449 | 354 | 920 | 1923 | 1483 | 1089 | 610 | 544 | 562 | 486 | 392 | 494 | 355 | 333 | 318 | 413 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 395 | 401 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.35m | 1:38PM0.87m | 1:47AM1.35m | 2:46PM0.93m | 2:43AM1.37m | 3:44PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.43m | 7:54AM0.37m | 6:58PM0.46m | 8:49AM0.31m | 8:08PM0.47m | 9:38AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
 kJ | 694 | 640 | 565 | 449 | 354 | 920 | 1083 | 969 | 815 | 610 | 544 | 562 | 486 | 392 | 319 | 210 | 246 | 246 | 413 | 407 | 401 | 395 | 395 | 401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SSE 18 | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 200 | 200 | 200 | 162 | 168 | 178 | 185 | 189 | 199 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 221 | 225 | 217 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 125 | 117 | 149 | 142 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 151 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1923 | 1483 | 1089 | — | — | — | — | — | 494 | 355 | 333 | 318 | 322 | 103 | 343 | 351 | 199 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 91 | 2 |
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