Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.6°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
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)
0.1
E
14
2.5
S
7
3
SSE
8
3.5
S
8
4
SSE
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
688
1003
1594
2985
4080
4263
3471
2990
2754
2340
1909
1816
1450
1111
923
717
611
474
415
381
159
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:27AM1.38m
11:19PM1.01m
12:12PM1.33m
11:58PM0.91m
1:07PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.32m
5:55PM0.53m
5:23AM0.39m
6:53PM0.61m
6:00AM0.46m
8:09PM0.65m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
15
12
13
15
17
17
17
18
16
14
13
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
11
10
8
8
7
5
7
9
11
11
11
14
13
11
11
14
16
16
15
15
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