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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia
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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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | |
1352 | 1276 | 1275 | 1146 | 1318 | 1537 | 1931 | 2194 | 2534 | 1142 | 1277 | 1182 | 794 | 753 | 680 | 765 | 644 | 561 | 424 | 359 | 2085 | 2581 | 3151 | 3123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.49m | 10:16PM2.02m | 10:41AM1.41m | 11:13PM1.93m | 11:44AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.25m | 3:36PM0.21m | 4:52AM0.29m | 4:30PM0.30m | 5:55AM0.35m | 5:31PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 762 | 1277 | 1182 | 794 | 753 | 680 | 765 | 644 | 561 | 424 | 359 | 280 | 227 | 197 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | S 21 | SW 21 | W 12 | S 21 | ENE 9 | SW 20 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 10 | NW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
7 | 13 | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 820 | 15 | 108 | 248 | 111 | 87 | 643 | 7 | 83 | 85 | 32 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | NW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 365 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 103 | 223 | 31 | 84 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | NW 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
1352 | 1276 | 1275 | 1146 | 1318 | 1537 | 1931 | 2194 | 2534 | 1142 | 287 | — | — | 15 | 113 | 207 | 1796 | 1962 | 2340 | 1805 | 2085 | 2581 | 3151 | 3123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 587 | 587 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 |
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