Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	9s
Evening (18 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	993	1211	1380	1606	2261	3481	4274	4838	4597	4420	4545	4325	3842	3508	3069	2787	2585	2345	2124	1772	1290	1087	895	913
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:43PM1.62m				11:13AM1.13m				11:24PM1.47m				12:00PM1.12m				00:04AM1.31m				12:52PM1.12m
Low Tide			5:21AM0.14m				5:02PM0.24m				6:00AM0.17m				5:52PM0.34m				6:37AM0.22m				6:45PM0.45m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	1	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	18	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	12	10	11	11	8	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 19	S 21	S 22	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 15	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	18	16	7	36	36	81	79	35	34	33	75	72	67	62	61	59	91	83	68	61	1290	1087	895	913
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 20	—	S 21	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	S 25	SE 24	S 23	S 24	S 23	S 22	S 22	S 17	S 16	—	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	27	8	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	22	11	11	10	9	9	6	5	—	90	87	80	105
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	993	1211	1380	1606	2261	3481	4274	4838	4597	4420	4545	4325	3842	3508	3069	2787	2585	2345	2124	1772	127	118	140	117
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	210	197	210	657	669	669	446	669	585	585	585	585	489	370	370	323	73	73	19	179	73	73	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales																	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	The Pass		Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach
Rating (10 max)																	4	4	4		3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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