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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 7871 | 6015 | 6780 | 5816 | 5134 | 4297 | 3747 | 2962 | 2702 | 2454 | 2166 | 2041 | 1873 | 1747 | 1626 | 1412 | 1320 | 1232 | 1128 | 1030 | 917 | 1768 | 819 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:24PM 1.96 | 10:45AM 1.46 | 11:19PM 1.87 | 11:45AM 1.33 | 12:23AM 1.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:50PM 0.21 | 4:52AM 0.31 | 4:39PM 0.30 | 5:57AM 0.41 | 5:36PM 0.41 | 7:11AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
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