Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 11PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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)
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
479
449
430
281
372
524
169
399
362
437
408
247
225
220
250
276
259
214
118
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:06PM1.27m
11:56PM1.10m
12:56PM1.24m
00:33AM0.98m
1:57PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.51m
6:16AM0.35m
7:14PM0.62m
6:53AM0.42m
8:32PM0.69m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
11
13
16
16
15
15
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