Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

21.1°C

Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 15		Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	441	403	389	308	480	419	402	407	479	592	550	694	356	407	365	408	351	363
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			11:56PM0.91m				12:39PM1.39m				00:44AM0.82m				1:27PM1.31m
Low Tide	6:42PM0.48m				5:41AM0.39m				7:38PM0.51m				6:21AM0.46m					8:44PM0.52m


	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	2	2	2	1	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	18
Feels °C	14	15	14	15	14	15	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	SSE 12	E 9	SSE 11	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	441	403	389	308	480	419	402	57	103	39	550	56	356	407	365	408	351	363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	SSE 13	E 9	SSE 12	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 10	ENE 8
kJ	37	36	36	36	37	39	41	67	40	137	56	39	50	37	21	22	31	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	—	ENE 10	—	—	SSE 14	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	S 17	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 8	E 10
kJ	3	4	—	20	—	—	18	—	—	41	—	—	—	6	31	33	13	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	SE 10	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	120	99	82	85	—	—	—	407	479	592	33	694	118	122	126	128	128	109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	19	19	30	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	71	19	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	The Pass	The Pass	Brunswick Heads North	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Arrawarra	Snapper Point	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Byron Bay - The Wreck	The Pass	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Arrawarra		The Pass	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Arrawarra
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	2		2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4

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