Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 9 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

21.2° C

Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 12PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9						Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1191	1170	1217	1220	1172	1045	1045	980	962	1020	1309	1365	1074	890	757	666	527	437	325	429	433	458	347	334
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	NE	N	NNW	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				3:48PM1.30m				3:41AM1.01m					4:56PM1.45m				4:58AM1.00m				5:57PM1.61m
Low Tide		8:52AM0.26m					10:09PM0.51m			9:49AM0.26m					11:33PM0.45m				10:50AM0.24m				00:42AM0.37m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	17	17	16	14	13	13	14	16	16	16	15	14	12	12	14	16	17	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	12	13	12	13	13	11	9	10	11	13	13	14	13	12	9	10	13	16	16	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 22	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	283	172	11	11	10	9	1045	980	962	1020	1309	1365	1074	890	757	666	527	437	325	429	433	458	347	334
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 23	S 23	S 19	—	S 18	S 18	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	S 20	S 20	E 12	E 12	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	11	11	7	—	6	6	142	176	258	245	8	7	3	3	21	81	161	257	304	214	149	103	84	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 21	S 21	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 21	E 11	S 20	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 17
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	7	8	2	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	1191	1170	1217	1220	1172	1045	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	2	3	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	1	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	11	18	0	19	19	19	18	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	8	8
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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