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Lennox Head Surf Forecast
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Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 5AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1365 | 1208 | 1187 | 1114 | 959 | 941 | 762 | 670 | 658 | 584 | 566 | 470 | 452 | 452 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 394 | 333 | 284 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.30m | 5:53AM1.04m | 6:42PM1.41m | 6:33AM1.02m | 7:19PM1.50m | 7:13AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.39m | 11:55AM0.17m | 1:05AM0.38m | 12:28PM0.18m | 1:49AM0.38m | 1:02PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1365 | 1208 | 1187 | 1114 | 959 | 941 | 762 | 670 | 658 | 584 | 566 | 470 | 452 | 452 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 394 | 333 | 284 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 119 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 59 | 86 | 74 | 59 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 166 | 74 | 90 | 69 | 78 | 7 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 3 | 67 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
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