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Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Byron Bay - The Wreck surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 176 | 146 | 107 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 43 | 37 | 31 | 25 | 36 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 42 | 81 | 105 | 128 | 160 | 173 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:00AM 1.81 | 8:17PM 1.15 | 8:50AM 1.90 | 9:10PM 1.09 | 9:40AM 1.93 | 10:03PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:40PM 0.06 | 2:06AM -0.02 | 3:36PM 0.02 | 2:53AM -0.01 | 4:30PM 0.03 | 3:41AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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