Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
N
1.5
N
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
2.3
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)999101010995681212887810101011111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1101101131381009461567313634282858845135535682178860274876214771324
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
25
NNE
25
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
1.53
7:28AM
1.49
7:58PM
1.65
8:12AM
1.40
8:41PM
1.73
8:58AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.06
1:40PM
-0.04
2:17AM
0.03
2:16PM
-0.03
3:09AM
0.04
2:55PM
0.01
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232220201925282623222020202222222121201919202221
Feels °C (?)201918191925272421201716161919191819181718181918
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