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Lennox Head surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
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Lennox Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lennox Head sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lennox Head today?
The current surf forecast for Lennox Head at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lennox Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
305 | 298 | 339 | 339 | 351 | 358 | 358 | 359 | 370 | 393 | 428 | 466 | 520 | 587 | 533 | 470 | 526 | 588 | 593 | 533 | 542 | 489 | 493 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.29m | 6:32AM1.25m | 7:07PM1.40m | 7:10AM1.21m | 7:43PM1.48m | 7:44AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.14m | 1:19AM0.27m | 1:13PM0.14m | 2:01AM0.28m | 1:42PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | S 10 |
305 | 298 | 339 | 339 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 493 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 7 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 15 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 14 | N 15 | N 15 | N 13 | N 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | S 8 | NE 13 |
5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | 351 | 358 | 358 | 359 | 370 | 393 | 428 | 466 | 520 | 587 | 533 | 470 | 526 | 588 | 593 | 533 | 542 | 489 | — | 488 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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