Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 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
22.8° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (16 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
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)
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
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
2.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1108
1192
1083
1088
1088
1197
1232
1146
1064
985
899
809
725
738
755
791
900
1015
1094
1143
1085
1197
1172
1177
Wind (km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
45
E
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
on
on
on
on
on
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
High Tide
7:10AM1.66m
7:44PM2.02m
8:00AM1.63m
8:32PM2.07m
8:50AM1.57m
9:23PM2.07m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.16m
2:05AM0.24m
1:59PM0.14m
2:58AM0.23m
2:46PM0.15m
3:53AM0.25m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:35
4:34
4:34
4:32
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
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
Energy kJ
98
71
27
14
28
27
14
14
13
6
5
8
8
4
8
4
6
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
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
SW
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
15
15
23
20
30
29
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
4
2
2
2
2
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
5
4
13
31
3
3
3
2
7
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
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
2.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1108
1192
1083
1088
1088
1197
1232
1146
1064
985
899
809
725
738
755
791
900
1015
1094
1143
1085
1197
1172
1177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
Distance (km)
574
574
574
582
574
574
574
579
574
580
581
615
587
582
581
581
581
581
587
587
638
587
674
587
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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