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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 4 am Wednesday 21 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
25.8° 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 7AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)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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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010111010101010101110101077977
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)650118312191100945868836789804789639626530442391364313251246187329481301244
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
0
E
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.75
10:50PM
1.13
11:05AM
1.70
11:32PM
1.16
11:41AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.08
5:09PM
0.09
4:33AM
0.12
5:43PM
0.08
5:14AM
0.18
6:18PM
0.09
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--6:05-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:45-------7:45--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1--1-
Temp. °C212121242324232220202227302726252424232425242323
Feels °C (?)191919222223232320202227292726272624232425232222
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