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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Byron Bay - The Wreck sea temperature is
20.6° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Byron Bay - The Wreck at 3PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
878
770
614
533
380
494
434
474
408
250
273
313
318
269
263
225
215
173
169
137
137
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
0
E
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:35PM1.20m
1:11AM1.07m
2:40PM1.22m
2:09AM0.94m
3:45PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.22m
7:31PM0.56m
7:39AM0.28m
8:57PM0.61m
8:30AM0.32m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
16
17
16
16
15
16
18
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
18
16
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