The Wreck, surf location in New South Wales, Australia

The Wreck is a surf break about 30 metres off Belongil Beach at Byron Bay, named for the SS Wollongbar, which sank in a 1922 cyclone and lies parallel to the shore. A fast, hollow right-hander breaks on the sandbank roughly 10 metres in front of the wreck, best on a north or northeast swell of 3 to 6 feet.

The SS Wollongbar broke loose from the old Byron Bay Pier during a cyclone in 1922 and sank just offshore. The hull, about 87 metres long, lies parallel to Belongil Beach. Sand and sediment gradually buried it, and the wreck now shapes the sandbank where the wave breaks.

The Wreck takes its name from the SS Wollongbar, a ship that sank off the coast during a cyclone in 1922. Today, the wreck is woven into the local surfing community and attracts photographers and history enthusiasts who connect with the maritime past.

The Wreck breaks best at mid to high tide with a west to southeast wind and a north or northeast swell of 3 to 6 feet. It sits about 30 metres off Belongil Beach at the town end, roughly 60 metres from the Main Beach car park. The wave is a fast, hollow right-hander breaking on the sandbank about 10 metres in front of the wreck.

The wreck is the SS Wollongbar, about 87 metres long and lying parallel to Belongil Beach; its eastern end shows the rudder tiller, and at low tide the boilers appear. The wave breaks on a sandbank roughly 10 metres in front of the hull.