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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 3 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.9° 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 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | |
775 | 1079 | 1528 | 1422 | 1435 | 1199 | 1042 | 846 | 657 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 480 | 414 | 776 | 1055 | 1130 | 1298 | 1423 | 1331 | 912 | 877 | 858 | 1332 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.04m | 10:13PM1.84m | 10:40AM0.98m | 11:09PM1.76m | 11:42AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.06m | 3:22PM0.06m | 5:06AM0.11m | 4:15PM0.13m | 6:07AM0.16m | 5:12PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 775 | 1079 | 1528 | 1422 | 1435 | 1199 | 1042 | 846 | 657 | 627 | 550 | 550 | 480 | 414 | 349 | 295 | 251 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 201 | 202 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 145 | 109 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 257 | 179 | 392 | 299 | 341 | 250 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 40 | 143 | 371 | 776 | 1055 | 1130 | 1298 | 1423 | 1331 | 912 | 877 | 858 | 1332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 215 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 53 |
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