Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

Byron Bay - The Wreck surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today?

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.3
N
1.2
N
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.2
S
2
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)10109955812127778109131212121212121311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1009461568880342814529387328344732592158311271084123113691315205023181045
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
1.49
7:58PM
1.65
8:12AM
1.40
8:41PM
1.73
8:58AM
1.28
9:28PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
-0.04
2:17AM
0.03
2:16PM
-0.03
3:09AM
0.04
2:55PM
0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:24-------5:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202528262322212120212222212120191820222120201917
Feels °C (?)202526232120191716181919191918181718191818171714
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