Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
11
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
453
243
240
280
334
382
416
358
402
477
434
418
444
450
429
475
465
407
759
198
445
404
437
314
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:50PM1.38m
11:22AM1.29m
11:23PM1.23m
12:06PM1.27m
11:56PM1.10m
12:56PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.22m
5:27PM0.39m
5:42AM0.28m
6:16PM0.51m
6:16AM0.35m
7:14PM0.62m
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6:16
6:15
6:13
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5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
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