Skennars Head Weather Forecast
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- 26
Mostly sunny
- 10
- 21
Sunny
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- 23
Mostly sunny
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- 23
Showers
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Showers
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Showers
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Showers
Today 7 May Northern Rivers
The chance of morning fog. Sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending west to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
Byron Coastal Waters
Point Danger to Wooli- Wind
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of Cape Byron in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Yamba.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A strong cold front is forecast to cross the state today, with strong to gale-force west to southwesterly winds in its wake. Winds will then turn southerly and gradually ease from later Friday through the weekend as the front moves further offshore while a strong high-pressure system moves over the Bight and extends a ridge over the coastal waters. Winds will then become onshore easterly early next week as the high slowly drifts eastwards.
Skennars Head Temperature Statistics View More
May Temperature
Ballina Airport (4km)
Lowest 3 May, 2026
14.9 °CAverage May
20.8 °CHighest 5 May, 2026
26.1 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Ballina Airport (4km)
Average Low 2021–2026
15.1 °CAverage 2021–2026
19.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
24.7 °C