Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 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 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
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)
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
645
616
505
443
381
381
186
170
229
201
181
175
150
192
175
156
132
146
175
172
221
181
172
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
ESE
30
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:23PM1.22m
2:50AM1.63m
3:43PM1.28m
4:01AM1.62m
4:49PM1.39m
5:00AM1.64m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.58m
9:42AM0.48m
9:33PM0.57m
10:40AM0.43m
10:42PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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5:50
5:50
5:50
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4:53
4:52
4:52
4:51
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
12
1.4
ESE
6
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
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
130
103
78
99
69
20
22
61
29
18
19
20
6
150
15
15
14
32
80
120
159
171
164
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
N
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
N
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
21
21
8
32
28
26
4
20
18
4
4
4
9
11
4
15
14
13
8
11
11
3
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
2
8
14
7
7
7
4
4
4
6
7
4
4
3
11
3
2
3
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
567
645
616
505
443
381
381
186
170
229
201
181
175
192
175
156
132
146
175
172
221
181
172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
574
574
615
615
582
574
574
574
615
615
582
582
574
574
574
574
574
582
582
574
574
574
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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