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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | |
306 | 273 | 240 | 208 | 173 | 173 | 177 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 158 | 161 | 164 | 173 | 236 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 265 | 355 | 411 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.65m | 12:41PM1.19m | 00:59AM1.60m | 1:44PM1.19m | 1:55AM1.57m | 2:47PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.61m | 7:00AM0.63m | 6:11PM0.69m | 7:57AM0.64m | 7:16PM0.74m | 8:51AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 306 | 273 | 240 | 208 | 173 | 173 | 553 | 390 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 158 | 161 | 164 | 3661 | 2638 | 2829 | 2526 | 1655 | 1435 | 1216 | 1100 | 2265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 487 | 402 | 37 | 35 | 119 | 82 | 177 | 150 | 81 | 81 | — | 137 | 179 | 65 | — | 173 | 850 | 232 | 228 | 949 | 653 | 752 | 732 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 19 | N 10 | N 10 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | N 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 8 | 2 | — | 120 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 173 | 236 | 3 | 2 | 224 | 265 | 355 | 411 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 149 | 1354 | 2593 | 4345 | 3925 | 3448 | 3931 | 4433 | 4520 | 4732 | 4432 | 3935 | 4171 | 4125 | — | — | — | — | — | 180 | 180 | — | 184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 584 | 579 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 579 | 574 | 579 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 584 | 591 |
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