Byron Bay - The Wreck surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
25.2° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.2
NNE
1.3
N
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)1010101099131010109955812128888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16716716415411011087108100946156759734282875662745050986212091247
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
1.54
7:17PM
1.53
7:28AM
1.49
7:58PM
1.65
8:12AM
1.40
8:41PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
-0.02
1:27AM
0.06
1:40PM
-0.04
2:17AM
0.03
2:16PM
-0.03
3:09AM
0.04
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:27-------5:25-------5:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182224242222201919252826232221212022222121201918
Feels °C (?)192323211920181719252724222017161618181718181716
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