Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.7
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
146
150
150
123
186
120
123
123
120
103
106
106
106
82
82
82
64
84
90
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
NE
10
NNE
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:46PM1.65m
6:09AM1.04m
6:41PM1.75m
7:05AM1.12m
7:30PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.33m
00:37AM0.36m
11:45AM0.27m
1:28AM0.26m
12:45PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
17
18
18
20
21
16
15
15
15
14
14
17
21
21
18
16
Feels °C
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
10
9
10
10
9
10
12
18
18
15
12
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