Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
ESE
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.9
SSE
16
1.5
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
90
88
46
57
56
75
53
65
72
72
122
127
376
389
421
1121
490
375
283
268
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21AM1.70m
10:36PM1.11m
11:09AM1.69m
11:28PM1.01m
12:02PM1.65m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.22m
4:23AM0.17m
5:55PM0.25m
5:11AM0.22m
6:57PM0.27m
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:56
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5:54
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5:54
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7:02
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1
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Temp °C
21
23
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
21
20
20
19
19
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
24
25
20
22
22
21
19
17
17
19
19
17
18
18
20
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
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