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 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
230
230
230
189
185
181
146
150
150
119
131
186
147
123
120
103
103
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14PM1.50m
4:31AM0.93m
5:19PM1.64m
5:40AM0.98m
6:15PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.34m
10:21AM0.20m
00:14AM0.22m
11:25AM0.11m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
14
15
14
Feels °C
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
9
11
9
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