Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 232 | 232 | 191 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 31 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 51 | 49 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.21m | 1:26AM0.85m | 3:05PM1.21m | 3:01AM0.80m | 4:16PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.62m | 7:36AM0.40m | 10:07PM0.59m | 8:54AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 273 | 232 | 232 | 191 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 51 | 49 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | S 12 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | 17 | 21 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 229 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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