FIRE services are hoping an incoming storm front will help them contain an out-of-control blaze burning on the mid-north NSW coast.
The scrub fire is burning in the Crowdy Bay National Park, north of Harrington.
More than 80 firefighters, and six aircraft, are battling the blaze, which has torn through 1630 hectares of parkland.
Storm activity expected in the next few hours could help them gain an upper hand on the blaze, NSW Rural Fire Service inspector Ben Shepherd said.
"It won't actually put the fire out, but it'll dampen things down and allow them to look at what containment strategy they've got," he told AAP on Thursday.
Damper conditions would allow firefighters to start planning back-burning operations, he explained.
About 40 holidaymakers have also been evacuated from the Diamond Head camping area.
Inspector Shepherd said while the fire was burning close to homes, they were not under threat.
He said the area was sparsely populated and campers had been safely relocated.
The fire had been travelling south before a sudden wind change pushed the front in a northern direction.
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