Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 9AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
280
276
266
266
226
191
121
88
49
57
57
37
59
45
33
34
16
14
59
77
77
79
81
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:33AM0.98m
1:57PM1.23m
1:23AM0.89m
3:12PM1.25m
2:44AM0.83m
4:26PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.42m
8:32PM0.69m
7:40AM0.48m
10:22PM0.69m
8:40AM0.52m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
14
13
14
16
18
17
17
17
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