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 pm Monday 27 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 23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (28 Apr)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.
	Mon 27		Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	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 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	206	200	176	176	139	124	188	173	264	310	320	371	341	350	314	314	307	352	333	294	302	302	388	475
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	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	on	on
High Tide	5:40PM1.52m				5:49AM1.65m				6:23PM1.64m				6:31AM1.65m					7:01PM1.75m				7:09AM1.65m
Low Tide			11:38PM0.46m				12:06PM0.32m				00:25AM0.40m				12:41PM0.28m					1:08AM0.37m				1:14PM0.25m


	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	18	18	33	30	100	95	76	57	23	35	34	33	149	146	133	155	150	200	197	197	252	234	330	402
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	N 16	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 8	S 8	N 13
kJ	51	51	51	50	38	35	25	24	20	45	71	98	33	32	29	28	28	27	26	26	24	12	12	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	SSW 22	N 16	N 15	N 15	NNE 15	NNE 15	N 15	N 14	SW 13	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NE 15
kJ	3	6	24	24	23	21	20	20	45	19	18	38	42	42	38	37	28	35	32	31	31	14	14	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	206	200	176	176	139	124	188	173	264	310	320	371	341	350	314	314	307	352	333	294	302	302	388	475
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Diggers 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	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall 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	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	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	583	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	582	574	582	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	580
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Rating (10 max)
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	9	9	8	7	8	8	6	6	5

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