Lennox Head surf break

Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.7° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SE
1.4
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111111101111101010101011111010677779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1126119312151100945928789804880789690576484408406364653663302227330173318450
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
0
E
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
10
NNW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
1.61
11:11PM
1.09
11:23AM
1.54
11:52PM
1.12
12:03PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
0.24
5:27PM
0.20
4:54AM
0.25
6:01PM
0.19
5:40AM
0.27
6:37PM
0.20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--6:05-------6:05-------6:07-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:45-------7:45--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11-11-
Temp. °C212121232324232220192127292726252524242425242323
Feels °C (?)191919212122222319182128282625282623242525232222
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