Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 10 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

21.0°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 (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 3PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (15 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 15						Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	S 8	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	455	202	212	235	438	403	389	308	510	419	430	441	479	592	521	451	356	407	416	358	370	363
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			11:56AM1.45m				11:56PM0.91m				12:39PM1.39m				00:44AM0.82m				1:27PM1.31m
Low Tide	5:07AM0.32m				6:42PM0.48m				5:41AM0.39m				7:38PM0.51m				6:21AM0.46m					8:44PM0.52m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	15	13	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 8	SSE 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 12	E 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	55	202	148	235	438	403	389	308	37	419	40	40	103	39	521	451	356	407	416	358	370	363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	SSE 14	SSE 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	113	195	212	98	37	36	36	36	38	39	36	67	56	40	39	56	55	38	37	36	34	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 13	E 13	—	ENE 10	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	S 17	SSE 12	S 16	S 16	S 15
kJ	42	41	43	41	3	4	—	19	—	—	—	—	41	—	—	—	—	6	61	5	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 10	—	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	E 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	455	175	106	114	94	99	87	82	510	—	430	441	479	592	33	45	104	113	96	80	64	64
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	71
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Brunswick Heads North	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Byron Bay - The Wreck	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Arrawarra	Diggers	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4

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