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Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Byron Bay - The Wreck surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today?
The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 4AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
481 | 481 | 490 | 530 | 464 | 477 | 493 | 536 | 550 | 483 | 464 | 430 | 419 | 382 | 347 | 314 | 347 | 347 | 335 | 365 | 374 | 363 | 464 | 630 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.35m | 5:22AM1.38m | 6:07PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.34m | 6:52PM1.67m | 7:05AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.28m | 11:43AM0.03m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:24PM-0.00m | 1:18AM0.10m | 1:05PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 483 | 47 | 430 | 419 | 382 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 335 | 365 | 374 | 363 | 464 | 630 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 11 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 60 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 481 | 481 | 490 | 530 | 464 | 477 | 493 | 536 | 550 | — | 464 | — | — | — | 347 | 314 | 347 | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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