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 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
21.4°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
323
274
236
232
251
217
217
186
193
211
218
437
612
532
531
531
502
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33PM1.58m
7:58AM1.46m
8:09PM1.53m
8:36AM1.54m
8:48PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.00m
2:04PM0.07m
2:24AM-0.00m
2:48PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
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