Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1
S
9
0.5
S
19
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
12
1
S
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
686
589
512
489
419
368
309
175
188
229
229
568
247
408
292
218
225
343
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:32PM1.59m
8:54AM1.44m
9:08PM1.50m
9:31AM1.46m
9:42PM1.38m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.13m
3:00PM0.16m
3:22AM0.15m
3:42PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
17
18
19
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
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