Lennox Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.81° S 153.60° E

Lennox Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 4AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4670
4930
4636
4628
4498
4753
4359
4274
4132
4102
3723
3112
2771
2449
2096
1461
1330
1233
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
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-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:24PM1.47m
12:00PM1.12m
00:04AM1.31m
12:52PM1.12m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.24m
6:00AM0.17m
5:52PM0.34m
6:37AM0.22m
6:45PM0.45m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
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