Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 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
23.9° 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 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
8
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.1
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1016
1062
1211
1075
836
1070
1441
1390
1328
1184
923
821
727
627
550
541
480
414
465
688
825
903
1097
1045
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:19PM1.87m
9:42AM1.04m
10:13PM1.84m
10:40AM0.98m
11:09PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.01m
4:07AM0.06m
3:22PM0.06m
5:06AM0.11m
4:15PM0.13m
6:07AM0.16m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
8
9
7
10
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
18
18
16
15
18
20
20
19
17
17
15
14
16
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
20
19
21
17
14
14
12
12
15
16
16
15
12
13
10
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
836
1070
1026
1390
1328
1184
923
821
727
627
550
541
480
414
349
295
295
251
255
214
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
120
84
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
8
2
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
3
ENE
9
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.1
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
Energy kJ
1016
1062
1211
1075
360
220
1441
353
309
5
17
19
9
7
40
107
220
465
688
825
903
1097
1045
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
322
554
236
236
215
210
14
13
2
2
6
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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