Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)1313131313121213131212121212121211101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6089875554525232322627111111111199877288
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
1.72
6:54AM
1.80
7:20PM
1.86
7:36AM
1.81
8:03PM
1.96
8:20AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.34
1:05PM
0.23
1:30AM
0.24
1:44PM
0.16
2:16AM
0.19
2:23PM
0.13
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----5:43-------5:43-------5:45---
Sunset-------5:01-------5:00-------5:00
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1111---1---
Temp. °C212121212121222222222121222222222222222218202019
Feels °C (?)191919202019202020201817181817171819181612131311
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