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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Tuesday 13 October 2026.
Weather Situation
A cold front will bring a fresh to strong, gusty southerly change to the northeast half of the coast later today before continuing across the Queensland border early Wednesday. Southerly winds will then gradually turn easterly mid to late this week as a strong high pressure system passes to the south of the state. The high will then enter the Tasman Sea and become slow-moving, maintaining east to northeasterly winds through the weekend.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- North to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, with possible squalls inshore.
Wednesday 14 October
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Byron Coast
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Yamba during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending south to southeasterly 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Thursday 15 October
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Tuesday.
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