Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.5° 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 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010101010111110111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21282017194517911539145913331215119212151192130813861245951102210801011972909815674555411
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.02
11:18PM
1.66
11:46AM
0.92
12:24AM
1.58
1:02PM
0.87
1:36AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.15
6:14AM
0.24
5:21PM
0.24
7:30AM
0.29
6:31PM
0.32
8:46AM
0.29
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:05-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset-5:22-------5:21-------5:20------
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1-1111132-1---112221122
Temp. °C212121201817161920202019191716192220191919181819
Feels °C (?)171717171615131616161615161312151716171717171718
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