Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 1AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.8
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
275
237
280
292
300
258
226
221
121
105
41
57
57
37
59
22
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
E
0
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:33AM0.98m
1:57PM1.23m
1:23AM0.89m
3:12PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.62m
6:53AM0.42m
8:32PM0.69m
7:40AM0.48m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
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