Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 280 | 276 | 266 | 266 | 226 | 191 | 121 | 88 | 49 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.98m | 1:57PM1.23m | 1:23AM0.89m | 3:12PM1.25m | 2:44AM0.83m | 4:26PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.42m | 8:32PM0.69m | 7:40AM0.48m | 10:22PM0.69m | 8:40AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 237 | 280 | 276 | 266 | 266 | 226 | 191 | 121 | 88 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 75 | 67 | 59 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 28 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 17 | 21 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 71 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 241 | 274 | 52 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
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