Lennox Head surf break

Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today?

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (18 May)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.1
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1064
1097
1016
938
1090
1249
734
885
1019
1332
1222
1125
1011
904
784
696
627
550
480
712
874
964
1163
1331
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:04AM1.09m
9:37PM1.78m
9:57AM1.02m
10:28PM1.73m
10:54AM0.95m
11:21PM1.65m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.12m
4:25AM0.18m
3:38PM0.16m
5:22AM0.19m
4:31PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
3
2
4
4
7
9
8
3
3
2
3
1
1
4
4
2
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
16
18
20
20
19
18
17
15
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
19
21
21
18
15
16
15
13
15
15
15
14
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
2.1
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
734
885
1019
1332
1222
1125
1011
904
784
696
627
550
480
414
354
295
301
257
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
Energy kJ
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.6
N
6
2
N
7
0.5
NW
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.9
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
Energy kJ
1064
1097
1016
938
1090
1249
389
360
202
374
5
7
20
16
33
116
378
712
874
964
1163
1331
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
2
Distance (km)
151
151
333
441
247
197
197
142
30
30
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
18
18
18
30
30
18
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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