Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
3
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
2
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
2
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
323
511
738
481
445
341
294
286
265
213
194
208
176
226
289
407
431
392
262
230
322
383
408
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
cross
High Tide
9:19AM1.30m
9:37PM1.67m
10:00AM1.32m
10:14PM1.53m
10:40AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:29AM0.12m
3:14PM0.13m
4:05AM0.13m
3:59PM0.18m
4:38AM0.17m
4:43PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
Temp °C
14
12
12
15
17
17
18
17
15
15
16
18
18
17
18
18
17
15
14
16
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
9
8
11
13
14
15
14
12
12
13
14
15
12
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
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