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Lennox Head surf break

Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
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Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today?

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382136623550338530412846242923482483245121861980170615461518138613861489128714591311121414111238
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.13
10:36PM
1.67
10:56AM
1.02
11:31PM
1.62
11:59AM
0.92
12:34AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.19
5:22AM
0.26
4:41PM
0.25
6:28AM
0.30
5:38PM
0.32
7:42AM
0.32
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----111-11--111121------
Temp. °C212121211917162020212120181616192021212019171821
Feels °C (?)151615161513121615161716161312151616171616141417
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