Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
20.5° 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 (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), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SE
9
3
ESE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
3
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1355
1574
2020
3040
2310
4816
4215
4018
4274
4280
4172
3508
3131
2940
2843
2702
2392
2122
1555
1601
1109
1092
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
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
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
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clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
14
14
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