Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
S
10
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
105
306
303
245
259
291
298
302
326
355
318
313
781
730
657
545
400
363
306
306
255
510
170
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.14m
7:53PM1.59m
8:16AM1.21m
8:27PM1.58m
8:49AM1.28m
9:01PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.30m
1:23PM0.32m
2:26AM0.24m
2:03PM0.27m
2:54AM0.21m
2:42PM0.24m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
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5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
12
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
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