
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1060 | 1502 | 2725 | 4178 | 4371 | 3673 | 3289 | 2940 | 2307 | 1974 | 1764 | 1480 | 1201 | 983 | 778 | 619 | 495 | 435 | 225 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.38m | 11:19PM1.01m | 12:12PM1.33m | 11:58PM0.91m | 1:07PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.53m | 5:23AM0.39m | 6:53PM0.61m | 6:00AM0.46m | 8:09PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 |
4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 983 | 778 | 619 | 495 | 435 | 225 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 12 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | ESE 8 | S 9 |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 126 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
1060 | 1502 | 2725 | 4178 | 4371 | 3673 | 3289 | 2940 | 2307 | 1974 | 1764 | 1480 | 1201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 428 | 1313 | 978 | 838 | 210 | 71 | 71 | 18 | 255 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
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