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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 pm Monday 19 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
26.0° 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: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)88888887771111111111111011111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4815074524343393663553534054324471416127911711080928910868835819664576475384
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
1.07
9:58AM
1.75
10:12PM
1.10
10:31AM
1.75
10:50PM
1.13
11:05AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
0.07
4:36PM
0.11
3:55AM
0.08
5:09PM
0.09
4:33AM
0.12
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:07---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----121------1----------
Temp. °C232323212122242423222119212324242221201922273028
Feels °C (?)191920191919201918191817202122222121201822272827
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