South Head Weather Forecast

Byron Coastal Waters

Wind

West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Cape Byron by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre.

Weather

Sunny.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure over the state is drifting north ahead ahead of a cold front that will cross the coastal waters between late Tuesday and early Wednesday, bringing fresh to strong west to northwesterly winds. This front will be followed by a stronger cold front late Thursday or early Friday, with strong to gale-force west to southwesterly wind change in its wake. Winds will gradually ease later in the week through Saturday as a new high pressure system drifts across the state.