Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Issued: 4 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is

21.9°C

Byron Bay - The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5				Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	N 5	N 5	E 9	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	56	55	50	68	181	233	291	259	270	252	220	314	202	157	119	88	86	66	70	71	58	71
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	ESE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off
High Tide			5:59PM1.37m				6:43AM1.37m				6:43PM1.31m				7:23AM1.48m				7:25PM1.25m
Low Tide	11:56AM0.32m				00:25AM0.11m				12:50PM0.28m				00:59AM0.09m				1:39PM0.25m				1:30AM0.08m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	7:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	32	31	22	21	20	20	19	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	19	24	26	25	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	28	28	19	18	17	18	18	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	22	24	24	21	20	20	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	NNE 6
kJ	40	37	50	68	68	50	291	259	270	252	220	314	202	157	119	88	86	66	58	58	58	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 9
kJ	56	55	25	18	12	12	50	50	50	50	51	52	53	57	64	64	60	58	48	45	29	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 14	NE 13	ENE 4	E 13	NE 9	E 13	NE 10	NE 12	NE 10	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	4	2	4	4	4	4	12	20	12	12	4	7	5	4	3	3	4	6	4	12	26	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	S 8
kJ	—	—	87	131	181	233	—	—	—	—	21	6	5	11	13	11	20	50	70	71	53	71
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	6	49	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	169	2	2	2	6	22	444	236	93	13	2	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1			2	1	1	1
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