Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 90 | 88 | 244 | 240 | 192 | 189 | 141 | 125 | 92 | 67 | 92 | 164 | 212 | 280 | 318 | 359 | 294 | 279 | 307 | 356 | 326 | 206 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.20m | 8:16PM1.82m | 8:37AM1.26m | 8:58PM1.76m | 9:19AM1.30m | 9:37PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.19m | 1:39PM0.14m | 2:52AM0.14m | 2:28PM0.11m | 3:29AM0.12m | 3:14PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | 88 | 244 | 240 | 192 | 189 | 141 | 125 | 92 | 67 | 92 | 164 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 44 | 42 | 85 | 88 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 20 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | NE 7 | S 20 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 84 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 32 | — | — | 212 | 280 | 318 | 359 | 294 | 279 | 307 | 356 | 326 | 206 | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
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