Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 6PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 46 | 123 | 131 | 94 | 94 | 106 | 98 | 114 | 11 | 77 | 91 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 309 | 632 | 680 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.57m | 9:42PM1.23m | 10:10AM1.56m | 10:17PM1.12m | 10:48AM1.51m | 10:55PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.17m | 3:39AM0.11m | 4:35PM0.23m | 4:10AM0.17m | 5:18PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 90 | 77 | 62 | 62 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 11 | 27 | 38 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 46 | 123 | 131 | 94 | 94 | 106 | 98 | 114 | — | 77 | 91 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 28 | 115 | 158 | 309 | 632 | 680 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 236 | 444 | 540 | 505 | 160 | 89 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 422 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 256 | 273 | 228 | 91 | 91 |
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