Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 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 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
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
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
266
266
226
221
121
99
49
57
57
37
45
45
24
34
16
14
59
61
49
49
86
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
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
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<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
Temp °C
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
14
13
13
16
19
19
18
17
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