Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
21.1°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2
S
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
885
845
783
614
495
372
276
363
354
300
293
308
467
582
572
494
485
392
312
250
196
115
86
80
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM1.26m
7:44PM1.47m
8:13AM1.38m
8:24PM1.43m
8:51AM1.47m
9:02PM1.36m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.15m
1:28PM0.21m
2:04AM0.12m
2:17PM0.18m
2:37AM0.11m
3:02PM0.18m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
16
21
23
22
19
19
18
18
19
24
24
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
13
15
19
19
17
14
15
15
16
17
23
23
20
20
20
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