Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 07 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
N
1
E
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101099915101414141414141313141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143177194186194171168171209218398453573604621586517525532590545528491491
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53PM
1.63
12:03PM
1.23
12:42AM
1.56
1:01PM
1.16
1:39AM
1.51
2:15PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.52
6:26AM
0.66
5:50PM
0.63
7:30AM
0.73
6:42PM
0.72
8:41AM
0.74
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----5:37-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------5:12-------5:10-------5:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122222222222222222221212222222221212121212121
Feels °C (?)211920202121212324232322212323242321212121212120
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