Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
363
253
305
312
272
272
226
203
199
168
165
161
196
277
322
341
341
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
SE
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51AM0.76m
2:24PM1.25m
3:27AM0.75m
3:29PM1.22m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.52m
7:14AM0.52m
9:56PM0.48m
8:24AM0.57m
10:57PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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 mm
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1
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2
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2
2
3
2
5
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
15
15
17
16
16
17
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
17
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