Lennox Head, Australia
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About Lennox Head
Lennox Head is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Lennox Head you can reach 23 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Lennox Head, a kite and windsurf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is BNK, 4 km away.
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Staying in Lennox Head
- 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: BNK, 4 km, LSY, 32 km, OOL, 71 km
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Lennox Head each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 20 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lennox Head too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.Good★ BestBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South wall8.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ballina, 2 km | 4 ft156 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, fair | 3 ft95 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft123 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, good | 4 ft122 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft86 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, fair | 4 ft76 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft86 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, fair |
All readings for South wall: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Missingham Bridge7.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ballina, 1 km | 4 ft156 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, fair | 3 ft95 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft123 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, good | 4 ft122 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, good | 3 ft86 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, fair | 4 ft76 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft86 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, offshore, fair |
All readings for Missingham Bridge: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Broken Head11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Suffolk Park, 2 km | 5 ft208 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor | 4 ft78 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft182 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft184 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor | 4 ft107 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, poor | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Broken Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Suffolk Park13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Suffolk Park | 5 ft208 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor | 4 ft78 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good | 5 ft182 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft184 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor | 4 ft107 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, fair | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, fair |
All readings for Suffolk Park: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Whites9.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Suffolk Park, 4 km | 5 ft208 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor | 4 ft78 kJwind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, good | 5 ft182 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft184 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor | 4 ft107 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, fair | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, fair |
All readings for Whites: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Bullies19.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Byron Bay, 2 km | 4 ft125 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor | 4 ft97 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, good | 5 ft141 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft153 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft114 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor | 4 ft76 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, poor |
All readings for Bullies: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Boulder Beach2.1 kmabout 5 min by car | 4 ft180 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor | 4 ft89 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot★ Best, good, best spot that day | 5 ft162 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft173 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, fair | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft103 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, fair | 4 ft118 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor |
All readings for Boulder Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Skennars1.8 kmabout 5 min by car | 4 ft180 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor | 4 ft89 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot★ Best, good, best spot that day | 5 ft162 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft173 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, fair | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft103 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, fair | 4 ft118 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor |
All readings for Skennars: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Byron Bay18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Byron Bay, 1 km | 4 ft125 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft123 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, good | 5 ft141 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft153 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, fair | 4 ft114 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor | 4 ft76 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, too small |
All readings for Byron Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Tallow beach15.3 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Byron Bay, 2 km | 5 ft208 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor | 4 ft78 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, good | 5 ft182 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, fair | 5 ft184 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor | 4 ft107 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, fair | 4 ft83 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, poor |
All readings for Tallow beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Flat Rock - Ballina - Left4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballina, 5 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Flat Rock - Ballina - Left: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Backsides4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballina, 5 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, fair | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Backsides: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Black Head6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ballina, 3 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, fair | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Black Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Shelly beach6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ballina, 3 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, fair | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Shelly beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ballina North Wall7.9 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ballina, 3 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, fair | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Ballina North Wall: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| North wall6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ballina, 3 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, fair | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for North wall: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Speeds reef7.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ballina, 3 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, fair | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Speeds reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Flat rock4.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballina, 5 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft100 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, fair | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Flat rock: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sharps Beach4.1 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballina, 5 km | 5 ft207 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft164 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft170 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, poor | 4 ft112 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft85 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Sharps Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Flat Rock Reef4.6 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Ballina, 5 km | 4 ft180 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft89 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft162 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft167 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, poor | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, poor | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft118 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Flat Rock Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Byron Bay - The Wreck18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Byron Bay, 1 kmNeeds 5 ft+ | 4 ft125 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft123 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft141 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 5 ft153 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft114 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft76 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Byron Bay - The Wreck: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Lennox Head1.3 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only | 5 ft191 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft175 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft162 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 5 ft173 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft122 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft103 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft118 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Lennox Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Wategos Beach19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Byron Bay, 2 kmNeeds 5 ft+ | 4 ft125 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft123 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft141 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 5 ft153 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft114 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft92 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft76 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Wategos Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lennox Head, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Kite near Lennox Head
- Lennox Head 0.4 km · stays here
Windsurf near Lennox Head
- Lennox Head 0.4 km · stays here
Places to eat near Lennox Head
- iWok Restaurant and BarChinese · 0.8 km from the centre
- Lex Thai GardenThai · 0.8 km from the centre
- Chicken Mania Lennox HeadChicken · 0.9 km from the centre
- Chido CantinaMexican · 0.9 km from the centre
- Family Curry HubIndian · 0.9 km from the centre
- Osteria MorelliItalian · 0.9 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits