
Surf Forecasts:
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 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 305 | 312 | 272 | 272 | 226 | 203 | 168 | 168 | 152 | 135 | 196 | 232 | 273 | 294 | 301 | 294 | 301 | 251 | 284 | 291 | 377 | 458 | 458 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:51AM0.76m | 2:24PM1.25m | 3:27AM0.75m | 3:29PM1.22m | 4:59AM0.81m | 4:33PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.52m | 9:56PM0.48m | 8:24AM0.57m | 10:57PM0.42m | 9:43AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 |
253 | 305 | 312 | 272 | 272 | 226 | 203 | 168 | 168 | 151 | 135 | 196 | 232 | 273 | 294 | 301 | 294 | 301 | 251 | 284 | 291 | 23 | 5 | 458 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
112 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 121 | 121 | 82 | 76 | 59 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 19 |
46 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
99 | 91 | 108 | 115 | 115 | 127 | 127 | 143 | 148 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 31 | 377 | 458 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 197 | 73 | 73 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
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