Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 4 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

21.1°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 (15 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 15				Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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)	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	212	235	441	403	389	308	480	419	378	376	479	312	415	451	356	356	365	358	351	363
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide	11:56AM1.45m				11:56PM0.91m				12:39PM1.39m				00:44AM0.82m				1:27PM1.31m
Low Tide			6:42PM0.48m				5:41AM0.39m				7:38PM0.51m				6:21AM0.46m					8:44PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	14	14	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	148	235	441	403	389	308	480	419	378	41	103	312	415	451	356	356	365	358	351	363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	SSE 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 8
kJ	212	98	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	67	40	54	55	55	39	38	38	48	48	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 13	E 13	NE 9	ENE 10	—	—	SSE 14	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	S 17	SSE 12	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	43	41	3	4	3	19	—	—	36	—	—	57	—	—	—	6	60	5	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	106	114	120	99	96	85	—	—	—	376	479	109	64	61	122	131	118	132	112	105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Brunswick Heads North	Arrawarra	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Arrawarra	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	Arrawarra
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4

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