Lennox Head surf break

Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.0° 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 6PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1360
1249
1070
979
1015
826
719
682
717
735
723
533
619
355
284
222
192
355
310
294
327
302
292
300
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:47PM0.87m
3:00AM1.39m
4:06PM0.94m
4:07AM1.35m
5:04PM1.05m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.30m
8:06PM0.41m
10:02AM0.25m
9:28PM0.40m
10:54AM0.21m
10:42PM0.36m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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6:07
6:07
6:09
6:09
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
20
18
15
16
17
18
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
19
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
N
10
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
123
158
54
66
48
4
16
30
2
181
149
222
187
196
181
3
3
3
292
300
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
27
14
22
3
3
3
7
7
7
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1360
1249
1070
979
1015
826
719
682
717
735
723
533
619
355
284
171
192
355
310
294
327
302
11
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
0
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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