Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average 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 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)886677778877777766666776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13811112391186186225228226226214166184236180175848110014180575868
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.31
5:57PM
0.87
6:54AM
1.40
6:55PM
0.90
7:36AM
1.49
7:42PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.51
11:51PM
0.31
1:40PM
0.42
12:41AM
0.26
2:19PM
0.33
1:25AM
0.20
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:46-------7:46----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------4-----4---
Temp. °C242526252423232424252625242424232426272625252424
Feels °C (?)222324242323222424242626252628262830282625272626
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