Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 131mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
341
341
294
294
286
295
333
427
450
460
427
438
427
427
554
661
597
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
4:59AM0.81m
4:33PM1.21m
5:53AM0.90m
5:29PM1.23m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.42m
9:43AM0.57m
11:41PM0.36m
10:58AM0.53m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
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 mm
2
1
1
1
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1
2
3
3
4
3
2
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1
1
3
6
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
17
20
20
19
18
16
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