Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 1PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.9
SE
6
2
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
267
225
245
298
395
419
458
408
326
233
216
102
296
379
321
342
352
382
388
358
368
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:00AM1.32m
10:14PM1.53m
10:40AM1.31m
10:50PM1.38m
11:22AM1.29m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.13m
3:59PM0.18m
4:38AM0.17m
4:43PM0.27m
5:11AM0.22m
5:27PM0.39m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
13
14
12
13
13
13
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
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