Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.6
NNE
6
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
70
68
75
67
165
225
240
235
230
189
185
181
146
150
150
151
154
147
123
126
129
103
103
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM0.96m
4:40PM1.52m
4:59AM0.97m
5:46PM1.65m
6:09AM1.04m
6:41PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.54m
9:23AM0.36m
11:34PM0.46m
10:37AM0.33m
00:37AM0.36m
11:45AM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
14
17
18
17
17
15
14
13
16
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
12
15
17
15
17
14
13
12
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
11
15
18
12
11
11
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