Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 05 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 8PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1030
1030
924
907
789
676
592
592
794
596
586
586
510
500
434
371
363
307
257
257
255
338
691
683
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:21PM1.47m
10:35AM0.91m
11:06PM1.41m
11:26AM0.87m
11:56PM1.37m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.26m
5:06AM0.35m
4:14PM0.32m
5:58AM0.38m
4:59PM0.37m
6:55AM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:15
6:16
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5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
21
23
23
20
18
14
11
11
14
24
23
21
22
20
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
21
22
22
16
12
7
5
6
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1030
1030
924
907
789
676
592
592
794
596
586
586
510
500
434
371
363
307
257
257
255
219
223
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
12
7
11
10
10
13
8
4
9
9
6
5
8
10
4
8
8
8
233
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
27
6
30
29
26
25
21
20
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
8
0.4
W
3
0.7
WSW
3
1.3
S
5
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
8
Energy kJ
23
72
124
100
80
15
3
16
2
10
88
338
691
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
2
6
12
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
2
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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