Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111014141413131313131212131311
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18718413913496939189636256691036560898785545252323225
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
1.68
5:58PM
1.57
6:11AM
1.75
6:39PM
1.72
6:54AM
1.80
7:20PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
0.58
11:51AM
0.43
11:58PM
0.45
12:28PM
0.32
12:44AM
0.34
1:05PM
0.23
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise--5:41-------5:43-------5:43-----
Sunset-----5:05-------5:04-------5:01--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020212121212121212121212121212020212121212121
Feels °C (?)151514131414161616161718181819201919191919201918
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