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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 3 am Monday 18 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
24.0° 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 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Byron Bay - The Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | |
1124 | 1062 | 1075 | 1004 | 1019 | 940 | 958 | 1114 | 912 | 932 | 923 | 1422 | 1348 | 1212 | 1117 | 1004 | 821 | 712 | 627 | 550 | 541 | 414 | 997 | 1380 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.12m | 9:19PM1.87m | 9:42AM1.04m | 10:13PM1.84m | 10:40AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.03m | 2:34PM0.01m | 4:07AM0.06m | 3:22PM0.06m | 5:06AM0.11m | 4:15PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 912 | 932 | 923 | 1422 | 1348 | 1212 | 1117 | 1004 | 821 | 712 | 627 | 550 | 541 | 414 | 354 | 301 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1124 | 1062 | 1075 | 1004 | 1019 | 940 | 958 | 1114 | 156 | 176 | 298 | 401 | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 152 | 343 | 997 | 1380 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 169 | 160 | 160 | 336 | 169 | 229 | 236 | 215 | 215 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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