Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.4°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 3AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
1.5
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
154
169
190
121
21
21
146
134
134
131
105
83
190
232
219
222
240
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:44PM1.52m
7:09AM1.06m
7:19PM1.57m
7:43AM1.14m
7:53PM1.59m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.37m
12:41PM0.38m
1:58AM0.30m
1:23PM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
19
17
19
19
19
19
15
14
13
15
14
14
15
16
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