Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

20.4° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	3827	3477	3111	2637	2083	1730	1586	1587	1348	1069	961	847	614	484	465	544	544	513	455	388	380	325	318	276
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	W	N	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:04AM1.31m				12:52PM1.12m				00:43AM1.16m					1:49PM1.13m				1:25AM1.03m				2:55PM1.17m
Low Tide			6:37AM0.22m				6:45PM0.45m					7:15AM0.28m				7:47PM0.56m				7:55AM0.33m				9:04PM0.63m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	19	18	18
Feels °C	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	17	15	16	17	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9
kJ	48	78	68	58	2083	1730	80	1587	1348	1069	961	847	614	484	465	544	544	513	455	388	380	325	318	276
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	—	—	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	9	—	—	130	89	87	202	73	103	102	100	98	82	106	106	57	56	56	36	35	31	31	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 16	S 16	S 20	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 9	E 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	5	5	8	90	59	58	26	26	17	17	4	4	4	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3827	3477	3111	2637	—	—	1586	—	—	—	—	651	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	255	210	73	73	73	19	19	19	19	19	0	19	19	0	18	18	18	0	0	0	3	8	8	3
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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