Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 3 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (09 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).
	Wednesday 9								Thursday 10								Friday 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 11	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	599	528	413	358	358	322	281	243	288	614	1101	1602	1618	1437	1403	1230	1067	947	885	745	688	577	587	601
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	S	E	NE	NE	SE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	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
High Tide			6:52AM1.20m					7:11PM1.69m				7:35AM1.31m				7:53PM1.66m				8:15AM1.39m				8:32PM1.59m
Low Tide		1:02AM0.21m			12:39PM0.20m					1:41AM0.15m				1:30PM0.15m				2:17AM0.13m				2:16PM0.13m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	15	18	17	16	16	17	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	12	13	13	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 15	ESE 10	S 23	S 23	SSE 22	SSE 21	E 9	ENE 8	S 22	S 11	E 14	E 9
kJ	15	528	413	358	358	322	281	243	66	14	14	7	4	39	42	93	166	150	6	7	9	577	15	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 12	ENE 8	E 15	S 19	E 15	S 23	E 9	E 15	ENE 9	E 15	ENE 9	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	S 21	E 14
kJ	6	16	16	14	14	14	14	37	14	4	7	4	43	14	4	8	4	7	4	4	4	4	9	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 16	E 16	NE 7	NE 6	SE 13	ESE 13	E 9	NE 6	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	S 23	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	N 16	S 22	S 21	S 21	—
kJ	—	5	5	2	2	7	17	13	1	4	4	4	4	11	4	4	4	4	4	5	37	9	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	599	—	—	—	—	3	7	6	288	614	1101	1602	1618	1437	1403	1230	1067	947	885	745	688	178	587	601
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	19	247	18	19	19	30	30	255	323	255	71	30	30	30	0	30	19	19	0	11
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	3				4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	3	4
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