Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SE
9
4
SE
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2168
2126
1677
1213
1047
840
714
632
585
655
749
749
800
800
876
1075
1380
2194
2897
1956
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01PM1.75m
10:26AM1.14m
10:43PM1.62m
11:13AM1.13m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.12m
4:42AM0.12m
4:14PM0.16m
5:21AM0.14m
5:02PM0.24m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
9
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
10
11
11
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