Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
122
39
48
173
146
146
134
127
75
108
173
194
219
215
234
215
217
269
251
267
207
669
586
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
ENE
5
E
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:09AM1.06m
7:19PM1.57m
7:43AM1.14m
7:53PM1.59m
8:16AM1.21m
8:27PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.37m
12:41PM0.38m
1:58AM0.30m
1:23PM0.32m
2:26AM0.24m
2:03PM0.27m
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clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
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light rain
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
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5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
18
18
20
20
20
18
15
14
13
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
17
17
16
16
18
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