Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
261
203
199
168
151
134
191
273
314
302
310
301
301
257
251
251
295
318
368
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SE
0
S
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:24PM1.25m
3:27AM0.75m
3:29PM1.22m
4:59AM0.81m
4:33PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.48m
8:24AM0.57m
10:57PM0.42m
9:43AM0.57m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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6:54
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6:55
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6:57
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1
1
2
3
4
5
3
2
1
1
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
18
16
15
18
17
17
20
20
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