Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

20.5° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	9s
Evening (18 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).
	Saturday 18						Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SE 9	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1355	1574	2020	3040	2310	4816	4215	4018	4274	4280	4172	3508	3131	2940	2843	2702	2392	2122	1555	1601	1109	1092
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:13AM1.13m				11:24PM1.47m				12:00PM1.12m				00:04AM1.31m				12:52PM1.12m
Low Tide	5:21AM0.14m				5:02PM0.24m				6:00AM0.17m				5:52PM0.34m				6:37AM0.22m				6:45PM0.45m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	1	—	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 21	S 22	S 21	ESE 11	S 21	S 21	S 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 15	S 14	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	7	36	37	81	2310	35	34	33	75	72	67	62	61	59	91	83	68	57	1555	1601	1109	1092
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 21	—	SSW 21	—	—	—	S 26	S 20	SE 24	S 23	S 24	S 23	S 22	S 22	S 17	S 16	—	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	—	36	—	89	—	—	—	13	119	22	11	11	10	9	9	6	5	—	90	84	80	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	S 25	—	—	S 23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	—	SSE 7	SSE 6
kJ	1355	1574	2020	3040	1836	4816	4215	4018	4274	4280	4172	3508	3131	2940	2843	2702	2392	2122	113	—	166	117
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	210	197	657	585	535	669	585	535	585	585	585	489	533	323	73	73	73	73	73	73	19	19
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Rating (10 max)															4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6

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