Cheese Graters Surf Forecast

/ Lord Howe Island (1 surf breaks) /

Australia (828 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 23.4° 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
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)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	4:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	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
Feels °C	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)	SSW 15	S 8	S 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	ESE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 7	ESE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
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)	N 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	N 14	N 14	SSW 14	SW 12	SW 12	N 15	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSE 5	NE 8	SW 16	NE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
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)	—	N 15	N 14	—	—	N 14	SW 15	SW 15	S 19	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 8	NE 8	S 6	NE 8	SW 15	N 12	N 18	N 18	N 17
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)	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
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	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Bonny Hills NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie
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	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
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	Trial Harbour Australia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
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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