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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 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
22.5° 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 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
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 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, gales from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | |
595 | 1701 | 1283 | 1179 | 983 | 741 | 586 | 543 | 433 | 340 | 2737 | 3386 | 4588 | 7213 | 9214 | 8141 | 7579 | 7357 | 6075 | 5050 | 5372 | 5857 | 5742 | 5109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.41m | 11:13PM1.93m | 11:44AM1.33m | 00:13AM1.82m | 12:54PM1.29m | 1:16AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52AM0.29m | 4:30PM0.30m | 5:55AM0.35m | 5:31PM0.40m | 7:00AM0.39m | 6:40PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | 4:30 |
2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 595 | 1701 | 1283 | 1179 | 983 | 741 | 586 | 543 | 433 | 340 | 280 | 227 | 164 | 121 | 75 | 56 | 45 | 66 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 148 | 325 | 545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 482 | 37 | 164 | 38 | 30 | 72 | 40 | 83 | 86 | 32 | 77 | 77 | — | — | 68 | 66 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 529 | 8 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 42 | 171 | 640 | 1816 | 2036 | 2260 | 2668 | 2642 | 2737 | 3386 | 4588 | 7213 | 9214 | 8141 | 7579 | 7357 | 6075 | 5050 | 5372 | 5857 | 5742 | 5109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 586 | 731 | 827 | 731 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 586 |
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