Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

21.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4041	3699	3464	2829	2513	2423	1913	1626	1333	1757	1234	1308	1184	1192	1145	1019	899	855	904	1020	978	1035	952	873
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		1:25AM1.15m				2:38PM1.17m				2:27AM1.07m				3:48PM1.30m				3:41AM1.01m					4:56PM1.45m
Low Tide				8:00AM0.25m				8:41PM0.51m				8:52AM0.26m					10:09PM0.51m			9:49AM0.26m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	2	3	3	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	16	14	13	13	14	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	14	12	12	13	11	10	9	11	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 16	ESE 15	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	S 23	S 23	S 23	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	—	—	62	89	164	218	444	496	505	715	283	151	11	11	10	1019	899	855	904	1020	978	1035	952	873
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 23	S 23	S 19	—	S 18	S 22	SE 14	SE 14	SE 15	SSE 14	S 20	E 12	S 19	S 20
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11	7	—	6	9	103	167	171	323	8	3	7	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 21	S 21	S 21	—	—	E 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	9	9	—	—	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4041	3699	3464	2829	2513	2423	1913	1626	1333	1757	1234	1308	1184	1192	1145	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	1	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	2	3
Distance (km)	71	71	71	71	71	19	71	19	19	19	18	18	18	0	19	19	19	18	0	0	0	0	18	0
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Rating (10 max)		4	7	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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