Main Beach (Byron Bay) Weather Forecast

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    Showers

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    Rain. Becoming windy

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    Rain

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    Shower or two. Becoming windy

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    Shower or two. Windy

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    Shower or two. Windy

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    Shower or two. Windy

Today 17 May Northern Rivers

Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely from late this morning. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.

Byron Coastal Waters

Point Danger to Wooli
Wind
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore around midday.
1st Swell
Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Yamba early this morning.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea will slowly drift east towards New Zealand over the next several days while directing an onshore easterly airstream over the coastal waters of New South Wales. A coastal trough is expected to deepen about the north coast early next week, bringing unsettled weather.
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Main Beach (Byron Bay) Temperature Statistics View More

May Temperature

Cape Byron (1km)

  • Lowest 8 May, 2026

    11 °C

  • Average May

    19.5 °C

  • Highest 5 May, 2026

    26.3 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Cape Byron (1km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    17.3 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    20.2 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    23.7 °C
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