Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (19 May)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
N
8
2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
NNE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1197
1197
1230
1276
1226
926
1096
1289
1631
1392
1869
1565
627
1109
900
898
903
659
644
495
424
359
307
2281
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
55
NNE
60
NNE
50
NNE
40
W
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
55
S
50
S
55
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:23PM2.07m
9:44AM1.49m
10:16PM2.02m
10:41AM1.41m
11:13PM1.93m
11:44AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.25m
3:36PM0.21m
4:52AM0.29m
4:30PM0.30m
5:55AM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:32
4:32
4:31
1
1
3
11
19
21
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
14
13
13
12
14
12
12
11
12
12
10
12
16
17
16
14
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
1.7
E
9
0.9
NW
9
1.7
E
9
2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
NNE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
9
8
8
12
28
23
9
8
497
141
495
627
1109
900
898
903
659
644
495
424
359
307
266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
1.6
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.8
E
10
1
NNW
7
0.7
SW
13
1
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
2
7
7
13
23
9
18
7
7
7
288
220
605
117
168
304
61
83
86
32
77
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
16
0.8
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.8
N
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
9
9
5
112
55
37
27
13
70
84
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
0.4
WSW
3
1.5
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
Energy kJ
1197
1197
1230
1276
1226
926
1096
1289
1631
1392
1869
1565
403
4
138
292
711
2380
2339
2167
1763
2302
2281
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
674
674
587
587
587
587
580
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
591
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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