Byron Bay Lighthouse Weather Forecast
- 21
- 26
Cloudy
- 22
- 31
Sunny
- 23
- 33
Sunny
- 22
- 27
Possible shower
- 20
- 27
Partly cloudy
- 21
- 28
Partly cloudy
- 21
- 28
Possible shower
Today 24 Jan Northern Rivers
Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely in the early afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm inland during this afternoon and early evening. Light winds becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 27 to 32.
Byron Coastal Waters
Point Danger to Wooli- Wind
- Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots south of Cape Byron during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Byron during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is extending a ridge along the NSW coast. Winds gradually turn northerly as the high pressure system drifts east during the weekend. A cold front is forecast to brush along the south coast on Sunday, bringing a southerly change to coastal waters. Northeasterly winds forecast to redevelop next week as the next ridge settled over the coastal waters.
Byron Bay Lighthouse Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cape Byron (0km)
Lowest 21 January, 2026
17.8 °CAverage January
24.1 °CHighest 1 January, 2026
31.1 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Byron (0km)
Average Low 2021–2026
17.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
20.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
23.7 °C