Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 2PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 308 | 239 | 183 | 223 | 422 | 472 | 249 | 294 | 353 | 416 | 427 | 403 | 368 | 372 | 362 | 365 | 363 | 403 | 423 | 383 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.31m | 10:50PM1.38m | 11:22AM1.29m | 11:23PM1.23m | 12:06PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.17m | 4:43PM0.27m | 5:11AM0.22m | 5:27PM0.39m | 5:42AM0.28m | 6:16PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 131 | 69 | 54 | 24 | 41 | 37 | 54 | 58 | 52 | 41 | 96 | 403 | 38 | 383 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 53 | 52 | 94 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 52 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 69 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 17 | — | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 17 | 58 | — | 3 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 23 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 360 | 308 | 239 | 183 | 223 | 422 | 472 | 249 | 294 | 353 | 416 | 427 | 403 | 368 | 372 | 362 | 365 | 363 | — | 423 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 40 | 30 | 19 | 71 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
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