Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
1.6
NE
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.2
S
16
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
108
97
88
146
108
106
131
128
125
161
55
33
32
140
59
20
127
138
108
142
99
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
0
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:44AM0.90m
6:06PM1.45m
6:31AM0.98m
6:44PM1.52m
7:09AM1.06m
7:19PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.50m
00:58AM0.46m
11:55AM0.45m
1:29AM0.37m
12:41PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
19
23
22
22
18
Feels °C
13
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
17
16
17
19
19
23
21
23
15
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