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Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
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Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lennox Head today?
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
496 | 471 | 411 | 217 | 337 | 196 | 232 | 332 | 292 | 381 | 477 | 511 | 448 | 481 | 470 | 422 | 368 | 287 | 340 | 180 | 284 | 241 | 235 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.35m | 5:04PM1.05m | 5:04AM1.32m | 5:50PM1.18m | 5:51AM1.29m | 6:31PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.21m | 10:42PM0.36m | 11:35AM0.17m | 11:42PM0.31m | 12:11PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 13 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 12 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | 3 | 13 | 217 | 169 | 196 | 232 | 332 | 292 | 381 | 477 | 511 | 3 | — | — | — | 368 | 287 | 26 | 180 | 284 | 241 | 235 | 228 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | N 12 | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 11 | — | N 17 | N 17 | SE 8 | NE 16 | — | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | — | 22 | 13 | 183 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 111 | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | SSE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 8 | N 12 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 17 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | NE 16 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
496 | 471 | 411 | 156 | 337 | 169 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | 448 | 481 | 470 | 422 | — | 122 | 340 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
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