Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.5°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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 11PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
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)
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
2.5
SSE
7
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
510
603
645
599
528
413
358
358
336
352
295
230
704
1649
2236
1942
1502
1596
1558
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
SSE
20
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24PM1.67m
6:52AM1.20m
7:11PM1.69m
7:35AM1.31m
7:53PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.29m
1:02AM0.21m
12:39PM0.20m
1:41AM0.15m
1:30PM0.15m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
16
15
14
17
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
16
17
15
16
16
14
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
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