Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 12PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
413
434
445
497
479
449
460
421
407
524
169
399
362
437
419
237
295
270
244
283
266
134
118
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM1.23m
12:06PM1.27m
11:56PM1.10m
12:56PM1.24m
00:33AM0.98m
1:57PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.28m
6:16PM0.51m
6:16AM0.35m
7:14PM0.62m
6:53AM0.42m
8:32PM0.69m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
13
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
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