Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (24 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3971
3969
3963
3888
3781
3479
3485
3495
3630
3549
3385
3443
3279
3093
3120
2986
2966
2877
2877
2653
2785
2759
2738
2501
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:16PM1.35m
3:24AM1.56m
4:17PM1.44m
4:20AM1.52m
5:09PM1.54m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.42m
9:10PM0.59m
10:00AM0.41m
10:15PM0.58m
10:45AM0.40m
11:12PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:30
4:30
4:30
4:29
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
3.5
E
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
768
675
620
428
334
233
173
120
98
96
61
58
56
132
3120
231
284
269
243
232
173
160
152
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
S
16
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
330
261
156
6
25
55
41
183
19
15
37
35
82
121
155
149
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
40
9
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
4
ESE
11
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
Energy kJ
3971
3969
3963
3888
3781
3479
3485
3495
3630
3549
3385
3443
3279
3093
2986
2966
2877
2877
2653
2785
2759
2738
2501
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
574
574
574
574
584
595
595
595
574
584
582
582
574
574
574
574
574
574
582
582
581
581
581
574
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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