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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
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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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 4AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1583 | 1603 | 1484 | 1348 | 1226 | 1156 | 1205 | 1390 | 1485 | 1422 | 1655 | 1740 | 917 | 1325 | 1126 | 1081 | 666 | 510 | 442 | 451 | 449 | 405 | 397 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.64m | 5:53AM1.49m | 6:32PM1.74m | 6:33AM1.48m | 7:09PM1.82m | 7:12AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.53m | 12:00PM0.34m | 00:45AM0.50m | 12:35PM0.32m | 1:26AM0.47m | 1:10PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
220 | 249 | 309 | 186 | 161 | 121 | 121 | 99 | 101 | 215 | 205 | 454 | 917 | 1325 | 540 | 527 | 666 | 510 | 442 | 451 | 449 | 405 | 397 | 397 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
40 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 63 | 98 | — | 469 | 554 | 79 | 76 | 392 | 376 | 297 | 192 | 131 | 95 | 191 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | W 8 |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
1583 | 1603 | 1484 | 1348 | 1226 | 1156 | 1205 | 1390 | 1485 | 1422 | 1655 | 1740 | 574 | 31 | 1126 | 1081 | 286 | 500 | 588 | 522 | 511 | 527 | 533 | 483 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 581 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 581 | 581 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 580 | 580 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 |
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