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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 9 am Wednesday 06 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
24.3° 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 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
592 | 592 | 524 | 666 | 586 | 596 | 510 | 500 | 434 | 371 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 257 | 255 | 328 | 790 | 812 | 767 | 1027 | 944 | 720 | 606 | 535 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:35AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.41m | 11:26AM0.87m | 11:56PM1.37m | 12:28PM0.85m | 00:50AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.35m | 4:14PM0.32m | 5:58AM0.38m | 4:59PM0.37m | 6:55AM0.39m | 5:53PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 592 | 592 | 524 | 666 | 586 | 596 | 510 | 500 | 434 | 371 | 363 | 301 | 301 | 257 | 255 | 214 | 223 | 812 | 767 | 1027 | 944 | 720 | 606 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 5 | SSE 16 | S 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 233 | 237 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 12 | — | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | W 2 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 124 | 93 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 129 | 328 | 790 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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