Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.6° 

Byron Bay - The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 5AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.5
E
8
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
180
36
280
298
587
521
424
148
358
312
98
72
240
244
244
239
153
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40PM1.65m
9:03AM1.34m
9:13PM1.58m
9:41AM1.38m
9:49PM1.47m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.03m
2:59PM0.10m
3:36AM0.04m
3:41PM0.16m
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
14
15
17
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
11
12
14
16
16
17
17
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