Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.6° 

Byron Bay - The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
310
329
202
177
200
200
200
207
207
240
293
286
319
693
490
163
99
81
61
44
42
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
7:16AM1.39m
7:21PM1.45m
7:54AM1.52m
8:03PM1.41m
8:33AM1.64m
8:46PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.18m
1:38AM0.02m
2:06PM0.11m
2:12AM-0.01m
2:55PM0.07m
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6:00
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5:58
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5:58
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6:59
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7:00
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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1
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1
3
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1
1
2
1
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5
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Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
25
28
25
23
20
Feels °C
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
18
20
19
18
19
25
28
24
24
19
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