Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.5° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 10PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
4
SSE
9
4.5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
9
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
980
1106
1170
1051
936
1078
1338
1164
2471
3927
5301
4678
4190
3970
3861
3135
2647
2484
2675
2410
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
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
cross
High Tide
10:26AM1.14m
10:43PM1.62m
11:13AM1.13m
11:24PM1.47m
12:00PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.16m
5:21AM0.14m
5:02PM0.24m
6:00AM0.17m
5:52PM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
12
10
11
11
8
10
10
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
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