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The Wreck

Name: The Wreck
Address: Byron Bay · New South Wales, Australia

Byron Bay · New South Wales, Australia · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:46 · Sunset 19:16

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The Wreck is a sandbank break influenced by submerged wreckage, not a copy of nearby The Pass. Southeast energy is the cleanest fit, southwest wind is offshore, and the model suppresses very-low-tide recommendations because debris can become dangerously shallow.

Profile source · Surfnerd The Wreck local guide

Profile geometry

Swell axis SE · 135°

Offshore wind from NW · Intermediate profile

Wave

Punchy rights + softer lefts around the wreck-shaped bank

Sand banks shaped by submerged wreckage

Swell window

NE–S · SE preferred

0.4–2.4 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

SW–SSW offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Broad window · rising preferred · avoid very low

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character · setup · local read

Character

The Wreck is defined by punchy rights + softer lefts around the wreck-shaped bank over sand banks shaped by submerged wreckage. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

NE–S · SE preferred swell, sw–ssw offshore and broad window · rising preferred · avoid very low form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.4–2.4 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to submerged wreckage, rip currents, shallow debris at low tide. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Submerged wreckageRip currentsShallow debris at low tideBusy central-Bay lineup

Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with NE–S · SE preferred swell.

Timing

SW–SSW offshore

Broad window · rising preferred · avoid very low. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.