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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 3 pm Thursday 14 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
24.2° 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 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
493 | 536 | 550 | 506 | 464 | 392 | 382 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 302 | 302 | 318 | 334 | 374 | 374 | 423 | 512 | 579 | 659 | 705 | 675 | 731 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.34m | 6:52PM1.67m | 7:05AM1.28m | 7:39PM1.78m | 7:56AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.03m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:24PM-0.00m | 1:18AM0.10m | 1:05PM-0.02m | 2:14AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 52 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 464 | 392 | 382 | 327 | 327 | 30 | 327 | 302 | 302 | 318 | 334 | 374 | 374 | 423 | 512 | 579 | 659 | 705 | 675 | 731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 31 | 44 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 493 | 536 | 550 | 506 | — | — | — | — | — | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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