Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Sun 13		Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	S 10	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	203	309	309	283	233	164	220	195	147	142	140	88	85	64	56	102	105	94
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	W	WSW	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:42PM1.38m					10:09AM1.46m				10:14PM1.25m				10:47AM1.43m
Low Tide				3:52AM0.19m					4:24PM0.32m				4:21AM0.25m				5:07PM0.42m


	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	15	17	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	17	16	17	15	14	18	17	16	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 5	NE 6	SSE 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	203	309	309	283	233	164	220	195	147	142	140	37	31	64	56	33	32	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 15	NE 14
kJ	61	53	8	8	8	14	14	2	2	2	2	88	85	4	4	4	4	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 13	S 17	NE 13	NE 13	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 13	E 12	NE 8	E 12	NE 7	NE 8	E 9	NE 12	—	E 12
kJ	9	13	22	6	6	8	8	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	6	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	N 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	35	33	5	5	23	33	102	105	94
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	19	19	0	0	0	0	19	71	197	13	3	3	3	56	247	247	247	32
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	2	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5

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