Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today?

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 3AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60156672581651344295355329622702245421662003187317471626155514321342123211281011828813716621
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.96
10:45AM
1.46
11:19PM
1.87
11:45AM
1.33
12:23AM
1.77
12:58PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.31
4:39PM
0.30
5:57AM
0.41
5:36PM
0.41
7:11AM
0.48
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----5:47-------5:48-------5:48---
Sunset-------4:57-------4:55-------4:54
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1----1----111------1--
Temp. °C191919181819191919191919191919201919191919202019
Feels °C (?)91010101012121212131314131413141414151415151514
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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