Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Issued: 3 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is

21.5°C

Byron Bay - The Wreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s
Evening (30 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 11	SSE 11	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	160	167	182	227	306	295	284	209	174	121	83	100	97	97	70	71	112	109	91	101	147	160	128	131
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SSE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide					10:02AM1.58m				10:15PM1.15m				10:55AM1.55m				11:10PM1.01m				11:58AM1.50m
Low Tide		3:33AM0.07m					4:30PM0.20m				4:13AM0.14m				5:33PM0.29m				5:02AM0.23m				6:52PM0.36m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	19	20	18	17	17	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	15	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	15	17	17	15	14	14	15	14	14	16	17	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	113	96	97	97	74	60	69	83	89	89	65	69	97	49	50	50	112	109	91	38	22	21	128	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	160	167	167	160	157	120	143	119	119	82	83	100	41	97	70	71	69	40	38	38	37	—	19	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 15	—	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	—
kJ	25	52	182	227	306	295	284	209	174	121	81	43	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	N 4	—	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 4	N 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	95	11	17	17	1	6	—	101	147	160	22	15
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	0	0	2	2	53	53	2	2	2	2	2	256	229	215	34	6	2	2	38	256	256	34	34
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	3	2			2	2	2	2	2				1	1	1	1	1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	7	6	6	5	5	3	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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