Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4182 | 3673 | 3352 | 3157 | 2637 | 2352 | 2091 | 1696 | 1324 | 1094 | 913 | 695 | 573 | 287 | 227 | 220 | 235 | 235 | 186 | 176 | 156 | 149 | 149 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.01m | 12:12PM1.33m | 11:58PM0.91m | 1:07PM1.28m | 00:57AM0.82m | 2:15PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.39m | 6:53PM0.61m | 6:00AM0.46m | 8:09PM0.65m | 6:50AM0.53m | 9:50PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1094 | 913 | 695 | 573 | 287 | 227 | 220 | 235 | 235 | 186 | 176 | 156 | 149 | 126 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 234 | 196 | 162 | 132 | 134 | 170 | 170 | 155 | 146 | 93 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 58 | 62 | 103 | 100 | 146 | 137 | 140 | 149 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 4182 | 3673 | 3352 | 3157 | 2637 | 2352 | 2091 | 1696 | 1324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 18 | 71 | 71 | 255 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 73 | 18 | 0 |
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