Lennox Head surf break

Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 AEST
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Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lennox Head today?

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 2AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
576
637
724
739
705
773
758
818
810
822
878
899
984
904
830
912
944
1064
1106
1153
1245
1337
1314
1314
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SW
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01PM1.70m
8:14AM1.15m
8:48PM1.77m
9:04AM1.09m
9:37PM1.78m
9:57AM1.02m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.19m
2:03PM0.10m
3:29AM0.17m
2:49PM0.12m
4:25AM0.18m
3:38PM0.16m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:00
5:00
5:00
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
1
2
3
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
18
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
576
637
724
739
705
773
758
818
810
822
878
899
984
904
830
1064
1106
1153
1245
1337
1314
1314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
Energy kJ
912
944
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
19
19
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
71
71
8
8
8
37
247
151
8
13
52
30
75
30
8
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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