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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 May 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
22.3° 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 5PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
385 | 287 | 3986 | 4706 | 6020 | 9707 | 11734 | 7311 | 8025 | 7410 | 8361 | 5607 | 4447 | 4978 | 5334 | 4983 | 5014 | 5797 | 6992 | 7356 | 7483 | 4814 | 4086 | 3351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-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 | 11:44AM1.33m | 00:13AM1.82m | 12:54PM1.29m | 1:16AM1.71m | 2:06PM1.30m | 2:22AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.35m | 5:31PM0.40m | 7:00AM0.39m | 6:40PM0.50m | 8:06AM0.42m | 7:56PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 |
 | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | 4:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | S 9 | SSW 20 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 385 | 287 | 227 | 161 | 146 | 113 | 73 | 85 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 97 | 94 | 148 | 330 | 529 | 569 | 379 | 256 | 200 | 50 | 650 | 342 | 3351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | — | — | E 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 86 | 32 | 77 | 78 | — | — | 44 | 53 | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | 431 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 178 | 71 | 566 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | 2894 | 3344 | 3986 | 4706 | 6020 | 9707 | 11734 | 7311 | 8025 | 7410 | 8361 | 5607 | 4447 | 4978 | 5334 | 4983 | 5014 | 5797 | 6992 | 7356 | 7483 | 4814 | 4086 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 586 | 586 | 586 | 658 | 789 | 789 | 789 | 790 | 574 | 574 | 586 | 586 | 574 | 617 | 617 | 595 | 574 | 574 | 574 |
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