
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2168 | 2126 | 1677 | 1213 | 1047 | 840 | 714 | 632 | 585 | 655 | 749 | 749 | 800 | 800 | 876 | 1075 | 1380 | 2194 | 2897 | 1956 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.75m | 10:26AM1.14m | 10:43PM1.62m | 11:13AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.12m | 4:42AM0.12m | 4:14PM0.16m | 5:21AM0.14m | 5:02PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | NE 9 | S 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | ESE 10 |
— | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 1956 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | SSW 21 | — | S 21 |
— | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 89 | — | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 8 |
2168 | 2126 | 1677 | 1213 | 1047 | 840 | 714 | 632 | 585 | 655 | 749 | 749 | 800 | 800 | 876 | 1075 | 1380 | 2194 | 2897 | 1145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 457 | 488 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 71 | 19 | 274 | 71 | 489 | 73 | 73 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 76 | 579 | 255 | 585 | 585 |
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