Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

Byron Bay - The Wreck surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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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
24.3° 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 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
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
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.7
S
7
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
10
2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
S
11
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1
E
11
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
302
668
575
565
790
694
640
565
514
541
1090
1064
792
657
935
608
633
573
418
431
414
246
333
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:56PM1.37m
12:28PM0.85m
00:50AM1.35m
1:38PM0.87m
1:47AM1.35m
2:46PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.39m
5:53PM0.43m
7:54AM0.37m
6:58PM0.46m
8:49AM0.31m
8:08PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:07
5:07
5:06
1
Temp °C
15
13
11
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
16
19
19
19
19
17
15
15
17
20
20
20
20
9
7
5
9
14
13
13
14
15
12
10
13
16
17
18
18
15
12
12
14
17
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
10
2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
10
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
1.1
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
255
219
223
575
565
790
694
640
565
514
541
1090
1064
792
657
620
608
633
573
418
217
210
207
333
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
1
SSE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
8
162
8
192
200
200
200
200
200
162
168
178
185
199
155
192
192
196
221
225
9
9
246
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
E
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
6
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
21
6
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
7
2.1
S
9
0.4
SW
3
2.1
S
10
0.4
SW
3
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
196
302
668
2
935
4
431
414
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
215
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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