Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
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)
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.4
SSE
13
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
169
157
131
127
211
297
247
219
206
225
237
240
284
276
275
240
648
639
603
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NE
5
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:19PM1.57m
7:43AM1.14m
7:53PM1.59m
8:16AM1.21m
8:27PM1.58m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.38m
1:58AM0.30m
1:23PM0.32m
2:26AM0.24m
2:03PM0.27m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
19
19
16
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
18
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