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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 25 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.1° 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 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3224
3068
3100
2966
3000
3050
3050
2854
2854
2584
2541
2460
2582
2344
2053
1847
1688
1553
1641
1520
1403
1341
1219
1106
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:17PM1.44m
4:20AM1.52m
5:09PM1.54m
5:10AM1.50m
5:53PM1.64m
5:53AM1.49m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.58m
10:45AM0.40m
11:12PM0.56m
11:24AM0.37m
00:01AM0.53m
12:00PM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
6:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:11
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:29
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:29
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
1
1
2
3
5
5
13
24
9
2
—
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
22
21
21
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
19
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
3.5
E
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
56
132
3100
231
284
269
243
181
173
160
152
111
109
146
217
226
220
249
246
239
161
1341
1219
1106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
S
16
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
56
41
183
19
15
37
35
82
121
108
149
169
146
106
61
61
40
3
3
95
89
121
131
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
S
21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
—
—
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
Energy kJ
—
—
40
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
3
3
—
—
3
3
3
82
82
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
—
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
—
—
—
Energy kJ
3224
3068
—
2966
3000
3050
3050
2854
2854
2584
2541
2460
2582
2344
2053
1847
1688
1553
1641
1520
1403
—
—
—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Crescent Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Turners Beach
NSW - North Coast
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
574
574
574
574
574
580
581
581
581
581
581
574
574
574
574
595
574
574
574
574
574
574
581
581
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Bilgola Beach
NSW - Sydney North Coast
Guillotines
NSW - South Coast
Boneyard
NSW - Illawarra
Ulladulla Bommie
NSW - South Coast
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Snapper Rocks
QLD - Gold Coast
Boneyard
NSW - Illawarra
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Tessellated Pavements
TAS - East Coast
Golf Course Reef
NSW - South Coast
Ulladulla Bommie
NSW - South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
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6
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