Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

20.7° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12						Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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)	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 8	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	253	243	200	145	139	76	74	68	50	38	38	41	41	45	32	35	22	21	20	10	10	10	9	10
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	ENE	NNE	NW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off
High Tide	6:09AM1.02m				6:52PM1.74m					7:09AM1.06m				7:43PM1.83m				8:02AM1.09m				8:31PM1.86m
Low Tide			11:51AM0.21m					1:39AM0.28m			12:49PM0.17m					2:30AM0.20m				1:43PM0.13m				3:16AM0.15m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	21	21	19	17	15	14	13	15	18	17	17	17	15	14	13	14	16	16	16	16	14	12
Feels °C	14	14	17	19	15	13	11	11	10	13	17	15	14	13	11	10	9	11	13	13	15	15	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 7
kJ	253	243	200	145	139	76	74	68	50	33	27	41	41	45	32	35	22	21	10	10	6	6	6	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 7	S 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	56	39	40	38	35	22	22	22	22	38	38	25	17	17	10	10	20	20	2	4	10	10	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 17	ESE 12	E 11	N 4	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 11	SE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 11
kJ	6	6	14	2	3	22	23	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	6	6	10	2	5	5	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	W 2	WSW 3	W 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 8	W 3	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3	W 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 8	S 4	—	—	—	S 5
kJ	2	3	3	3	1	9	6	4	2	37	1	—	—	3	5	3	2	2	20	6	—	—	—	13
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	197	13	13	3	3	4	258	318	397	304	764	323	302
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	8	5	7	4	5	5	9	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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