Byron Bay - The Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.61° E

Byron Bay - The Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
20.6° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Byron Bay - The Wreck today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
7
595
1004
1102
1142
1502
1629
1652
1476
1555
1529
1208
973
861
785
696
661
740
791
897
1197
1405
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM1.10m
8:55PM1.96m
9:16AM1.13m
9:40PM1.89m
10:03AM1.16m
10:23PM1.77m
Low Tide
2:10PM-0.05m
3:39AM-0.00m
2:59PM-0.03m
4:21AM0.02m
3:46PM0.05m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
8
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
7
9
9
10
9
9
7
8
9
8
9
8
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
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