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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, gales from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
1224 | 1259 | 1088 | 996 | 919 | 828 | 828 | 759 | 794 | 900 | 997 | 1203 | 1316 | 1255 | 1168 | 1255 | 1255 | 1172 | 1177 | 1245 | 1218 | 1176 | 1505 | 2099 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.63m | 8:32PM2.07m | 8:50AM1.57m | 9:23PM2.07m | 9:44AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.24m | 1:59PM0.14m | 2:58AM0.23m | 2:46PM0.15m | 3:53AM0.25m | 3:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | S 21 | SW 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1224 | 1259 | 1088 | 996 | 919 | 828 | 828 | 759 | 794 | 900 | 997 | 1203 | 1316 | 1255 | 1168 | 1255 | 1255 | 1172 | 1177 | 1245 | 1218 | 1176 | 1505 | 2099 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 574 | 579 | 574 | 581 | 581 | 582 | 587 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 587 | 638 | 637 | 587 | 581 | 581 | 580 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 574 |
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