Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is

20.7° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 4PM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	9s
Evening (18 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	ESE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1388	1612	1128	3174	2574	4862	4335	4167	4392	4392	4090	2273	3152	3152	2990	2715	2637	2290	1924	1418	1524	1092
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			10:51AM1.18m				11:04PM1.60m				11:42AM1.19m				11:44PM1.42m				12:36PM1.20m
Low Tide	5:00AM0.06m				4:35PM0.16m				5:38AM0.11m				5:26PM0.30m				6:16AM0.16m				6:22PM0.44m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	10	11	11	10	10	12	11	10	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	S 21	ESE 10	S 22	ESE 11	SSE 21	SSE 21	S 21	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	E 11	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	E 10	SSE 13	E 10
kJ	1	9	951	82	2574	43	43	75	38	37	35	1255	61	59	56	50	45	37	59	1418	55	1092
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 22	—	—	—	—	S 26	S 25	SE 24	S 24	SSE 18	S 23	S 22	S 21	—	—	—	S 13	SSE 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	13	12	22	11	63	10	10	9	—	—	—	90	57	80	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	ESE 10	SSE 7
kJ	1388	1612	1128	3174	1769	4862	4335	4167	4392	4392	4090	2273	3152	3152	2990	2715	2637	2290	1924	110	1524	158
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	228	215	674	603	517	686	603	517	603	603	603	507	550	341	91	91	91	91	91	91	2	2
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Rating (10 max)															4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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