Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
24.5° 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 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.6
SE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.5
SE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101111912111111118811111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207119101759156514891360121512151259130813861344860718115010111011155257257212911053835897
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
1.66
11:46AM
0.92
12:24AM
1.58
1:02PM
0.87
1:36AM
1.51
2:25PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.15
6:14AM
0.24
5:21PM
0.24
7:30AM
0.29
6:31PM
0.32
8:46AM
0.29
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:05-------6:07-------6:07---
Sunset-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1122---1-21122-21232
Temp. °C212018161519202020201817161921212020201919202021
Feels °C (?)161615131115161616151514121616171616161515171718
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