Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.6° C
0.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 7AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
4
SSE
8
4
SE
9
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1364
1848
2303
2282
2168
2201
2012
1553
1114
958
785
666
663
815
1014
1107
1177
1392
2000
2989
3527
3940
4100
3730
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
9:40AM1.14m
10:01PM1.75m
10:26AM1.14m
10:43PM1.62m
11:13AM1.13m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.12m
3:25PM0.12m
4:42AM0.12m
4:14PM0.16m
5:21AM0.14m
5:02PM0.24m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
3
3
3
1
8
6
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
17
15
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
11
13
13
12
13
11
12
11
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
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