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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 9AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | |
1151 | 1030 | 1654 | 1677 | 1878 | 1701 | 645 | 745 | 1192 | 809 | 785 | 705 | 536 | 527 | 579 | 482 | 366 | 418 | 325 | 223 | 186 | 145 | 156 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 | 00:23AM1.77m | 12:58PM1.24m | 1:34AM1.68m | 2:23PM1.22m | 2:50AM1.63m | 3:43PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.48m | 6:48PM0.52m | 8:30AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.58m | 9:42AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
 kJ | 1151 | 1030 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 25 | 569 | 500 | 273 | 186 | 148 | 142 | 127 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 90 | 47 | 22 | 80 | 60 | 55 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | N 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 822 | 671 | 12 | 7 | 12 | — | 25 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | SSW 14 | N 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1654 | 1677 | 1878 | 1701 | 645 | 745 | 1192 | 809 | 785 | 705 | 536 | 527 | 579 | 482 | 366 | 418 | 325 | 223 | 186 | 145 | 156 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 651 | 652 | 591 | 595 | 574 | 584 | 574 | 574 | 595 | 574 | 591 | 586 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 |
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