Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
341
273
262
220
200
206
244
340
445
471
471
404
278
265
216
261
382
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:37PM1.67m
10:00AM1.32m
10:14PM1.53m
10:40AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.13m
3:59PM0.18m
4:38AM0.17m
4:43PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
3
4
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
18
18
15
14
15
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
17
19
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
12
11
12
14
14
12
12
13
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
12
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