Lennox Head surf break

Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
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Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today?

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1555
1752
977
1684
1570
1439
1216
1866
685
1661
1377
1240
1020
868
928
514
719
647
825
687
696
547
499
480
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:34AM1.53m
1:16PM0.86m
1:45AM1.45m
2:47PM0.87m
3:00AM1.39m
4:06PM0.94m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.32m
6:47PM0.38m
8:57AM0.30m
8:06PM0.41m
10:02AM0.25m
9:28PM0.40m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
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6:07
6:07
6:07
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5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
20
21
15
13
14
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.4
SE
12
0.1
NE
10
1.2
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
2.1
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
309
400
609
529
403
371
551
4
354
4
4
4
4
157
98
132
54
66
4
16
28
547
28
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
30
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
7
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.4
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1555
1752
977
1684
1570
1439
1216
1866
685
1661
1377
1240
1020
868
928
514
719
647
825
687
696
499
480
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
18
18
18
71
71
71
19
30
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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