Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 6PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124127127127138163127143138111111114939274745742424242294348
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
1.61
6:36PM
1.38
7:22AM
1.71
7:17PM
1.40
7:59AM
1.80
7:59PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.65
12:42AM
0.42
1:38PM
0.60
1:19AM
0.38
2:19PM
0.54
1:55AM
0.35
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise5:13-------5:13-------5:13-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:24----
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C201919191919191919191919191919191919192020202020
Feels °C (?)151314141415141515151516161616161718182020202019
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