Lennox Head surf break

Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
25.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Lennox Head today?

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 5PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
Period(s) (?)812121312121212121111111188887777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)451125114771622139911801059947844745661573551372322324292301318301341325318327
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
1.01
5:04AM
1.44
5:13PM
0.97
6:16AM
1.57
6:34PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.52
9:55PM
0.31
11:49AM
0.49
11:04PM
0.31
1:06PM
0.41
12:13AM
0.28
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:44-------7:43----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C232425242221202020232423222122222324242423232323
Feels °C (?)212222222121202020222322212121202121212121212122
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