Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 10 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

21.1°C

Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 5AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 16		Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	479	639	496	451	425	425	365	358	370	363	293	305	312	272	272	207	203	168
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			00:44AM0.82m				1:27PM1.31m				1:51AM0.76m					2:24PM1.25m
Low Tide	7:38PM0.51m				6:21AM0.46m					8:44PM0.52m			7:14AM0.52m					9:56PM0.48m


	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	18	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	56	55	496	451	425	425	365	358	370	363	293	305	312	272	272	207	203	168
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 12	ENE 10	S 14	S 13	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	103	57	55	39	39	38	37	48	48	47	112	33	4	4	19	19	6	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	—	—	—	—	S 17	SSE 12	S 16	S 16	S 15	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	NE 12	SE 13	N 12	ESE 12
kJ	41	—	—	—	—	6	60	5	5	4	28	4	14	13	6	6	3	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	E 7	E 6	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	479	639	50	61	72	92	92	108	96	122	130	153	175	176	139	157	171	161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	19	19	19	19	71	760	1332	71	19	19	19	19	71	274	71	19	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	Arrawarra				The Pass	The Pass	Arrawarra	The Pass	Turners Beach			The Pass	The Pass	Gallows
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3				2	2	2	2	1			2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4
Header Global	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4

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