Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
0.3
E
10
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
243
194
16
515
531
533
631
600
554
474
366
358
336
301
295
322
784
1633
2151
1942
1807
1915
1696
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
NE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:34AM1.03m
5:59PM1.72m
6:22AM1.15m
6:44PM1.77m
7:05AM1.26m
7:25PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.18m
11:18AM0.14m
00:41AM0.09m
12:11PM0.06m
1:19AM0.03m
12:58PM0.01m
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
15
13
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
16
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
10
17
17
15
17
15
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
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