Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 4PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
0.2
S
16
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.8
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.9
SSE
13
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
21
160
169
169
134
108
237
331
236
200
187
204
222
191
240
270
235
246
242
650
614
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NE
0
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
10
E
0
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:09AM1.06m
7:19PM1.57m
7:43AM1.14m
7:53PM1.59m
8:16AM1.21m
8:27PM1.58m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.38m
1:58AM0.30m
1:23PM0.32m
2:26AM0.24m
2:03PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
21
22
21
19
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
20
21
20
16
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
18
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