Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
451
407
425
365
358
370
363
293
305
272
253
272
207
203
168
176
171
232
232
266
314
310
310
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM0.82m
1:27PM1.31m
1:51AM0.76m
2:24PM1.25m
3:27AM0.75m
3:29PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.46m
8:44PM0.52m
7:14AM0.52m
9:56PM0.48m
8:24AM0.57m
10:57PM0.42m
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
2
1
2
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1
2
2
2
2
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
14
14
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
15
15
14
16
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