Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 5PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
0.3
E
10
2.1
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
S
9
2.5
SSE
7
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
17
445
510
588
645
599
528
413
404
358
328
336
295
162
635
1667
2160
1834
1676
1810
1701
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:04AM1.09m
6:24PM1.67m
6:52AM1.20m
7:11PM1.69m
7:35AM1.31m
7:53PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.29m
1:02AM0.21m
12:39PM0.20m
1:41AM0.15m
1:30PM0.15m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
15
14
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
16
17
15
16
15
13
11
10
9
11
12
11
13
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