Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
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 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)1010999991313131313131414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)728888800000000000066076559593649234164
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.78
8:47PM
2.01
9:05AM
1.70
9:34PM
2.01
9:53AM
1.59
10:24PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
0.13
3:05AM
0.19
3:05PM
0.15
3:56AM
0.23
3:50PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise5:45-------5:46-------5:46-------
Sunset---5:00-------4:59-------4:58----
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--1---------1----1--1-
Temp. °C201920202020191819191919191918191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)1312121212111199998998910910910111111
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