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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 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 (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.3
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)1313131313138713887777888777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585858585857347033104102125101101131173210244237157157169173250
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.47
12:49PM
1.76
1:26AM
1.44
1:35PM
1.62
2:20AM
1.41
2:21PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.40
7:22PM
0.35
7:19AM
0.52
8:08PM
0.42
8:17AM
0.63
8:55PM
0.48
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--5:26-------5:26-------5:28-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:31-------7:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202020202021212121212122222222222222222223222222
Feels °C (?)181919191920202020191921212120201919181821202018
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