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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 Monday 11 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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
342 | 407 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 335 | 330 | 437 | 428 | 405 | 428 | 395 | 395 | 384 | 397 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 416 | 400 | 332 | 362 | 383 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.37m | 3:44PM1.04m | 3:37AM1.39m | 4:35PM1.18m | 4:30AM1.39m | 5:21PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.23m | 9:18PM0.44m | 10:22AM0.16m | 10:24PM0.37m | 11:03AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 342 | 329 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 335 | 330 | 314 | 239 | 235 | 184 | 193 | 148 | 130 | 95 | 123 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 85 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 407 | 99 | 147 | 142 | 215 | 204 | 193 | 188 | 229 | 168 | 140 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 89 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | NE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 21 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 4 | 21 | 67 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 329 | — | 333 | 154 | 213 | 233 | 235 | 257 | 437 | 428 | 405 | 428 | 395 | 395 | 384 | 397 | 404 | 404 | 404 | 416 | 400 | 332 | 362 | 383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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