Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 5AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
2.1
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
217
396
396
162
149
149
350
788
1319
1505
4119
3759
3068
1602
1565
1765
2112
2254
2389
2434
2628
2584
3174
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09PM1.43m
11:47AM0.96m
11:49PM1.34m
12:37PM1.00m
00:33AM1.25m
1:33PM1.07m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.32m
5:58AM0.22m
5:24PM0.36m
6:35AM0.23m
6:19PM0.41m
7:15AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.1
SSE
15
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
E
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
147
217
202
154
162
149
149
151
160
157
566
62
41
142
143
139
87
133
81
84
50
50
84
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
S
13
0.9
E
11
0.3
NE
6
0.7
ESE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
20
0.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
21
83
198
6
123
4
3
3
3
15
68
64
64
51
8
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ESE
14
Energy kJ
16
14
4
3
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
11
1
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
Energy kJ
191
130
396
396
46
119
187
350
788
1319
1505
4119
3759
3068
1602
1565
1765
2112
2254
2389
2434
2628
2584
3174
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
71
30
71
71
71
30
73
749
710
71
71
19
18
18
18
71
255
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
9
4
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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