
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lennox Head today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 7AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1364 | 1848 | 2303 | 2282 | 2168 | 2201 | 2012 | 1553 | 1114 | 958 | 785 | 666 | 663 | 815 | 1014 | 1107 | 1177 | 1392 | 2000 | 2989 | 3527 | 3940 | 4100 | 3730 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.14m | 10:01PM1.75m | 10:26AM1.14m | 10:43PM1.62m | 11:13AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.12m | 3:25PM0.12m | 4:42AM0.12m | 4:14PM0.16m | 5:21AM0.14m | 5:02PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 19 | S 21 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 81 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | NE 9 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
1364 | 1848 | 2303 | 2282 | 2168 | 2201 | 2012 | 1553 | 1114 | 958 | 785 | 666 | 663 | 815 | 1014 | 1107 | 1177 | 1392 | 2000 | 2989 | 3527 | 3940 | 4100 | 3730 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 76 | 210 | 389 | 389 | 370 | 71 | 370 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 489 | 555 | 370 | 76 | 76 | 197 | 197 | 579 | 579 | 702 | 668 | 579 |
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