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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 26 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
22.0° 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 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
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 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
2851 | 2584 | 2541 | 2460 | 2426 | 2357 | 2053 | 1719 | 1612 | 1466 | 1484 | 1630 | 1510 | 1384 | 1230 | 1064 | 1288 | 1135 | 1204 | 1303 | 1453 | 1374 | 1109 | 1083 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.54m | 5:10AM1.50m | 5:53PM1.64m | 5:53AM1.49m | 6:32PM1.74m | 6:33AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.56m | 11:24AM0.37m | 00:01AM0.53m | 12:00PM0.34m | 00:45AM0.50m | 12:35PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 173 | 160 | 152 | 111 | 109 | 146 | 217 | 226 | 220 | 249 | 309 | 186 | 161 | 121 | 1230 | 123 | 113 | 215 | 277 | 448 | 568 | 554 | 1109 | 1083 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 121 | 108 | 149 | 169 | 146 | 106 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 133 | 79 | 81 | 63 | 99 | — | — | 653 | 540 | 520 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 19 | 82 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 661 | 636 | 513 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 2851 | 2584 | 2541 | 2460 | 2426 | 2357 | 2053 | 1719 | 1612 | 1466 | 1484 | 1630 | 1510 | 1384 | — | 1064 | 1288 | 1135 | 1204 | 1303 | 1453 | 1374 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 585 | 581 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 581 | 581 | 579 | 574 | 579 | 574 | 579 | 574 | 579 |
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