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 3 pm 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 23.3° 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 9PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Apr)	-	-
Afternoon (25 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (25 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sat 25				Sunday 26								Monday 27								Tue 28
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	165	171	160	150	156	172	204	234	220	186	172	144	115	115	119	137	156	136	130	88	166	233	302	306
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	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	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	on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		3:43PM1.28m					4:01AM1.62m				4:49PM1.39m				5:00AM1.64m				5:40PM1.52m				5:49AM1.65m
Low Tide				9:33PM0.57m					10:40AM0.43m				10:42PM0.52m				11:27AM0.37m				11:38PM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	4:50
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	E 6	ESE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 7	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	30	42	42	19	18	11	15	15	14	32	81	120	115	115	97	94	61	24	41	88	51	50	38	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 12	SW 12	N 15	SW 19	SW 19	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SW 15	SW 14	NE 8	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 16
kJ	18	18	19	20	6	6	4	15	14	13	11	11	159	171	11	11	16	55	51	41	24	24	23	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	SW 15	SW 15	S 19	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	SSE 6	NE 8	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	N 12	SW 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	4	4	4	4	9	8	7	4	4	3	3	3	7	10	4	3	3	3	3	51	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	165	171	160	150	156	172	204	234	220	186	172	144	—	—	119	137	156	136	130	—	166	233	302	306
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	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	The Pass 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	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	595	595	574	574	574	574	574	574	582	615	574	574	574	574	574	574	582	582	574	582	574	574	574	574
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating (10 max)
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	9	9	8	7	5	6	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	6	6	5	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5

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