Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.6
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
2
S
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
165
162
132
160
106
110
79
77
75
360
529
588
621
762
790
826
681
693
432
318
388
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:27AM1.01m
5:44PM1.56m
6:20AM1.14m
6:33PM1.58m
7:04AM1.27m
7:16PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.28m
00:29AM0.15m
12:08PM0.21m
1:07AM0.09m
1:00PM0.15m
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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6:49
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1
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Temp °C
19
21
25
22
20
20
21
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
18
22
23
20
16
19
20
18
17
15
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
13
14
15
16
17
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