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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 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 (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 12AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
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 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Thu night, moderate winds from the W by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1422 | 1638 | 1718 | 1722 | 1039 | 1093 | 848 | 666 | 528 | 406 | 340 | 295 | 302 | 259 | 251 | 246 | 240 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 125 | 127 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.74m | 6:33AM1.48m | 7:09PM1.82m | 7:12AM1.48m | 7:46PM1.88m | 7:51AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.50m | 12:35PM0.32m | 1:26AM0.47m | 1:10PM0.30m | 2:06AM0.44m | 1:46PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | W 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 90 | 215 | 297 | 454 | 1039 | 1093 | 848 | 666 | 528 | 406 | 340 | 295 | 302 | 259 | 251 | 455 | 240 | 1006 | 951 | 162 | 162 | 673 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 78 | 95 | 64 | 454 | 443 | 554 | 540 | 527 | 392 | 305 | 236 | 195 | 96 | 95 | 160 | 186 | 142 | 194 | 162 | 57 | 43 | 125 | 117 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 191 | 246 | 121 | 104 | 79 | 154 | 106 | 26 | 25 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1422 | 1638 | 1718 | 1722 | 447 | 333 | 469 | 650 | 923 | 1415 | 1320 | 1018 | 857 | 604 | 489 | — | 513 | — | — | 784 | 709 | — | 513 | 619 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 581 | 580 | 580 | 579 | 579 | 574 | 579 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 574 |
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