Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)111111111414141413131313131212131311121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91916362416910310060898785545252323225271111111111
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
1.57
6:11AM
1.75
6:39PM
1.72
6:54AM
1.80
7:20PM
1.86
7:36AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.45
12:28PM
0.32
12:44AM
0.34
1:05PM
0.23
1:30AM
0.24
1:44PM
0.16
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
Sunset-------5:04-------5:01-------5:00
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C222222222121212121212020202121212121212122222222
Feels °C (?)161717171717181919201919191920201919181718171717
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