Cheese Graters Surf Forecast

/ Lord Howe Island (1 surf breaks) /

Australia (828 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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 23.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (27 Apr)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 26		Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	165	160	113	97	104	142	175	176	180	194	200	196	144	211	260	260	286	330	389	403	352	311	287	291
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	4:49PM1.39m				5:00AM1.64m				5:40PM1.52m				5:49AM1.65m				6:23PM1.64m				6:31AM1.65m
Low Tide			10:42PM0.52m				11:27AM0.37m				11:38PM0.46m				12:06PM0.32m				00:25AM0.40m				12:41PM0.28m


	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	20	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	21	21	20
Feels °C	14	14	14	15	16	15	16	15	14	14	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SSW 18	E 6	E 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18
kJ	80	120	113	97	97	94	61	55	51	18	25	32	91	35	25	24	40	35	34	33	149	146	133	155
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 13	N 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	SSW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9
kJ	11	11	159	171	10	11	16	3	3	51	51	50	38	21	20	20	20	45	71	98	33	32	30	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	SSE 6	SSE 6	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 12	N 12	SW 13	SSW 22	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	N 14
kJ	3	3	12	7	4	3	3	3	6	6	24	24	23	3	3	7	45	19	18	38	38	42	41	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	E 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	165	160	—	—	104	142	175	176	180	194	200	196	144	211	260	260	286	330	389	403	352	311	287	291
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffs Harbour-North Wall 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	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	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall 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	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	582	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	574	582	574	574	574	574	574	595	595
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating (10 max)
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Rating (10 max)	2	6	7	7	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7

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