Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
2
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
19
0.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
102
127
182
302
351
343
295
395
723
431
404
324
270
229
223
207
139
143
139
30
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:37AM1.26m
8:58PM1.76m
9:19AM1.30m
9:37PM1.67m
10:00AM1.32m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.11m
3:29AM0.12m
3:14PM0.13m
4:05AM0.13m
3:59PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
17
16
14
13
12
15
17
17
18
17
15
14
14
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
10
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
8
11
13
14
16
15
13
11
11
14
13
14
13
13
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