Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
244
240
192
189
141
125
94
67
93
206
245
280
324
355
332
323
337
430
351
286
214
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53AM1.20m
8:16PM1.82m
8:37AM1.26m
8:58PM1.76m
9:19AM1.30m
9:37PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.14m
2:52AM0.14m
2:28PM0.11m
3:29AM0.12m
3:14PM0.13m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
20
20
18
16
15
14
13
16
18
17
17
17
14
13
13
15
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
9
14
17
17
14
11
10
9
9
12
14
13
13
14
11
9
9
11
13
13
15
15
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