Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 17 May 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (17 May)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1224
1259
1088
996
919
828
828
759
794
900
997
1203
1316
1255
1168
1255
1255
1172
1177
1245
1218
1176
1505
2099
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
55
NNE
on
on
on
on
on
on
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:00AM1.63m
8:32PM2.07m
8:50AM1.57m
9:23PM2.07m
9:44AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.24m
1:59PM0.14m
2:58AM0.23m
2:46PM0.15m
3:53AM0.25m
3:36PM0.21m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:34
4:34
4:32
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
14
14
13
6
5
5
8
4
8
5
13
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
29
28
23
21
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
7
12
9
18
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
4
NE
8
Energy kJ
1224
1259
1088
996
919
828
828
759
794
900
997
1203
1316
1255
1168
1255
1255
1172
1177
1245
1218
1176
1505
2099
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
580
574
579
574
581
581
582
587
581
581
581
581
581
587
638
637
587
581
581
580
579
574
574
574
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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