Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 245 | 220 | 255 | 219 | 201 | 269 | 360 | 394 | 419 | 404 | 321 | 251 | 217 | 216 | 296 | 393 | 428 | 312 | 333 | 353 | 392 | 464 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.31m | 9:48PM1.64m | 10:16AM1.33m | 10:23PM1.46m | 11:00AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM0.01m | 3:26PM0.07m | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:11PM0.18m | 4:44AM0.11m | 4:57PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 60 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 38 | 26 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | SSE 12 | N 8 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 245 | 220 | 255 | 219 | 201 | 269 | 360 | 394 | 419 | 404 | 321 | 251 | 217 | 216 | 296 | 393 | 428 | 312 | 333 | 353 | 392 | 464 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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