Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.8°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
7
2.3
NE
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
0.1
E
15
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
374
383
452
483
459
544
0
3
3
3
345
315
286
4
249
273
314
322
419
600
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:53AM0.90m
5:29PM1.23m
6:32AM1.02m
6:17PM1.26m
7:06AM1.16m
7:01PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.53m
00:16AM0.29m
12:00PM0.46m
00:48AM0.24m
12:53PM0.38m
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6:03
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6:57
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6:58
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1
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6
12
14
13
9
3
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1
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5
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Temp °C
17
19
20
21
20
20
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18
19
18
18
18
18
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18
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18
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20
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20
Feels °C
17
20
20
20
18
19
17
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
18
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