Richmond River - Burns Point Ferry Weather Forecast
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Storm, heavy falls
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Possible morning storm. Rain
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Rain
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Showers
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Shower or two
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Possible shower
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Partly cloudy
Today 12 Feb Northern Rivers
Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening then becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening.
Byron Coastal Waters
Point Danger to Wooli- Wind
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of Yamba in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Heavy falls inshore in the late afternoon and evening.
- Weather Situation
- A cold front located along the Illawarra Coast is moving north along the coast today. It is bringing a fresh to strong southerly change to NSW waters, reaching the northern coast later today. Winds will turn southeasterly Friday then easterly Saturday and Sunday as a new ridge forms along the coast in the wake of the cold front.
Richmond River - Burns Point Ferry Temperature Statistics View More
February Temperature
Ballina Airport (5km)
Lowest 5 February, 2026
14.4 °CAverage February
23.3 °CHighest 1 February, 2026
31 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Ballina Airport (5km)
Average Low 2021–2026
15.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
19.6 °CAverage High 2021–2026
24.6 °C