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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 17 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
23.3° 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: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 27 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:36AM 1.81 | 8:03PM 1.96 | 8:20AM 1.78 | 8:47PM 2.01 | 9:05AM 1.70 | 9:34PM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 0.24 | 1:44PM 0.16 | 2:16AM 0.19 | 2:23PM 0.13 | 3:05AM 0.19 | 3:05PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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