Evans Head FAD (offshore) Weather Forecast

Byron Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then tending southerly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Cape Byron.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Cape Byron in the late morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

Fresh south to southeasterly winds lie over the coastal waters in the wake of a cold front. A ridge of high pressure will build over the coastal waters through the early days of the week, turning winds north to northeasterly.