Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
1.1
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
39
37
28
39
32
30
24
14
59
59
53
36
61
62
57
57
73
67
70
68
69
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:12PM1.25m
2:44AM0.83m
4:26PM1.30m
4:35AM0.84m
5:22PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.48m
10:22PM0.69m
8:40AM0.52m
11:39PM0.63m
9:52AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
12
12
14
13
14
16
18
17
18
16
15
16
15
16
18
18
17
19
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