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Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 1PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010101010109991111111111111414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367332279282231235230181177227157322322308313334346384352336630563500811
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
5
S
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
1.49
1:10AM
1.21
1:07PM
1.34
2:12AM
1.25
2:04PM
1.17
3:24AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.27
6:57PM
0.12
6:58AM
0.37
7:41PM
0.16
8:12AM
0.46
8:33PM
0.21
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:44----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212324252322222222272827242423232429302825242424
Feels °C (?)222424242122222323292726232424242630302930282625
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