Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
20.6° C
0.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
275
264
255
240
188
189
181
146
140
125
92
68
46
43
41
24
28
26
25
25
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
5
NE
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:28AM0.93m
7:00PM1.55m
7:09AM0.98m
7:36PM1.62m
7:45AM1.03m
8:09PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.23m
1:41AM0.28m
12:51PM0.17m
2:14AM0.21m
1:29PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
17
17
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
18
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
11
13
15
15
15
16
16
12
12
13
15
17
14
14
14
13
14
16
19
18
17
17
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