Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.5
S
11
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
56
80
88
84
81
98
112
121
128
108
97
105
146
108
131
128
128
125
133
55
99
117
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35AM0.84m
5:22PM1.38m
5:44AM0.90m
6:06PM1.45m
6:31AM0.98m
6:44PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.63m
9:52AM0.53m
00:24AM0.55m
10:59AM0.50m
00:58AM0.46m
11:55AM0.45m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
19
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
15
13
12
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
19
19
17
16
16
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