Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
10
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
0.6
E
9
1.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
303
276
292
318
335
341
376
347
311
306
781
730
657
561
460
377
314
320
555
54
280
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.14m
7:53PM1.59m
8:16AM1.21m
8:27PM1.58m
8:49AM1.28m
9:01PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.32m
2:26AM0.24m
2:03PM0.27m
2:54AM0.21m
2:42PM0.24m
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
14
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