Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 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
23.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
177
175
237
195
159
155
155
204
180
197
225
210
177
170
143
150
113
107
119
120
123
113
93
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:43PM1.28m
4:01AM1.62m
4:49PM1.39m
5:00AM1.64m
5:40PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.48m
9:33PM0.57m
10:40AM0.43m
10:42PM0.52m
11:27AM0.37m
11:38PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
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4:52
4:52
4:51
4:50
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
19
19
20
13
13
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
1.3
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
1.1
E
7
1
ESE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
22
63
31
18
19
19
18
17
15
15
14
32
81
120
159
143
97
94
107
96
41
53
58
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
4
20
18
4
4
20
6
6
4
15
14
13
11
11
11
171
6
11
61
23
51
51
51
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
S
6
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SW
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
18
0.2
N
18
0.2
N
17
Energy kJ
4
4
4
9
8
7
4
4
3
3
3
3
7
10
2
11
55
3
6
24
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
356
177
175
237
195
159
155
155
204
180
197
225
210
177
170
150
113
119
120
123
113
93
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
580
586
587
595
574
574
574
574
574
574
582
582
574
574
574
574
574
574
582
582
574
591
574
574
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
4
8
6
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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