Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
294
294
295
287
333
383
416
416
427
427
427
486
502
536
525
650
628
538
476
456
349
310
214
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
0
NE
0
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:59AM0.81m
4:33PM1.21m
5:53AM0.90m
5:29PM1.23m
6:32AM1.02m
6:17PM1.26m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.57m
11:41PM0.36m
10:58AM0.53m
00:16AM0.29m
12:00PM0.46m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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6:03
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6:01
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6:57
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6:57
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 mm
1
1
1
2
3
4
7
9
5
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1
2
4
4
3
8
10
9
10
5
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
16
18
15
17
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
18
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