Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jul 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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
145
139
76
74
67
39
38
41
43
60
42
31
35
22
20
19
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:52PM1.74m
7:09AM1.06m
7:43PM1.83m
8:02AM1.09m
8:31PM1.86m
8:52AM1.12m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.21m
1:39AM0.28m
12:49PM0.17m
2:30AM0.20m
1:43PM0.13m
3:16AM0.15m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
19
16
15
13
13
14
17
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
17
18
15
12
11
10
10
12
16
13
14
12
9
9
9
9
13
13
15
14
10
8
9
9
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