Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.3
S
17
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
78
73
69
61
51
83
73
119
169
225
220
151
93
58
66
103
117
113
205
257
265
731
573
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:37AM0.78m
3:31PM1.26m
4:31AM0.83m
4:35PM1.30m
5:29AM0.91m
5:24PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.58m
10:59PM0.55m
9:20AM0.58m
11:41PM0.46m
10:34AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
21
22
22
20
20
19
18
18
23
25
23
21
21
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
15
15
19
19
19
16
16
17
16
16
22
22
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
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