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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cheese Graters surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
22.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
620 | 678 | 756 | 765 | 875 | 1014 | 1197 | 1197 | 1088 | 986 | 986 | 1088 | 1113 | 1064 | 985 | 888 | 899 | 879 | 790 | 822 | 773 | 808 | 900 | 919 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.93m | 7:10AM1.66m | 7:44PM2.02m | 8:00AM1.63m | 8:32PM2.07m | 8:50AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.22m | 1:13AM0.30m | 1:14PM0.16m | 2:05AM0.24m | 1:59PM0.14m | 2:58AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 294 | 235 | 192 | 111 | 51 | 133 | 100 | 71 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 77 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 23 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 14 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 620 | 678 | 756 | 765 | 875 | 1014 | 1197 | 1197 | 1088 | 986 | 986 | 1088 | 1113 | 1064 | 985 | 888 | 899 | 879 | 790 | 822 | 773 | 808 | 900 | 919 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 581 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 580 | 587 | 615 | 582 | 581 | 581 | 580 | 580 | 581 |
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