Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is

20.5° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 1PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s
Evening (19 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 19						Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	4250	4098	3958	4277	4420	4182	4160	3720	3336	2908	2407	2088	1768	1586	1296	1138	947	838	528	352	283	492
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			12:00PM1.12m				00:04AM1.31m				12:52PM1.12m				00:43AM1.16m					1:49PM1.13m
Low Tide	6:00AM0.17m				5:52PM0.34m				6:37AM0.22m				6:45PM0.45m					7:15AM0.28m				7:47PM0.56m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	19	18
Feels °C	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	15	14	14	15	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	S 24	SSE 18	SSE 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	75	72	67	11	61	100	48	78	68	57	90	87	80	1586	1296	1138	947	838	528	352	283	492
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 25	S 24	S 23	S 23	S 23	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	—	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 11
kJ	12	11	11	11	10	—	—	—	—	—	171	—	112	73	103	102	100	98	231	279	255	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	5	5	5	90	59	58	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4250	4098	3958	4277	4420	4182	4160	3720	3336	2908	2407	2088	1768	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	585	585	585	489	370	255	210	210	210	73	73	73	19	19	19	19	0	19	0	11	18	19
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Rating (10 max)										4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4

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