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Cheese Graters surfForecast / Lord Howe Island / Australia

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 25 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cheese Graters this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Cheese Graters in the next 16 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 01) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 14s period and expected on Thursday (Apr 30) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1PM (Fri 1st May)7.5ft (2.3m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cheese Graters over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
223
177
115
104
136
130
236
158
128
239
236
204
311
306
442
737
732
699
623
550
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:01AM1.62m
4:49PM1.39m
5:00AM1.64m
5:40PM1.52m
5:49AM1.65m
6:23PM1.64m
6:31AM1.65m
7:01PM1.75m
7:09AM1.65m
7:37PM1.83m
7:46AM1.63m
8:13PM1.89m
8:21AM1.59m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.43m
10:42PM0.52m
11:27AM0.37m
11:38PM0.46m
12:06PM0.32m
00:25AM0.40m
12:41PM0.28m
1:08AM0.37m
1:14PM0.25m
1:48AM0.34m
1:47PM0.23m
2:27AM0.35m
2:20PM0.24m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
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—
—
4:52
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:49
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:45
 mm
2
1
—
—
—
1
1
1
3
3
—
—
—
1
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SW
12
0.8
NE
8
1.2
ESE
7
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Energy kJ
18
15
32
109
94
41
33
35
78
128
146
155
197
234
318
352
123
233
131
412
291
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.2
N
16
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
N
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
N
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.2
N
13
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
6
15
13
7
11
55
51
21
24
34
32
28
26
12
5
13
138
11
119
14
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SW
9
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
18
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
16
0.3
SW
21
0.3
N
15
0.3
N
14
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.1
SE
11
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
9
4
3
2
3
3
24
3
20
71
38
37
32
14
14
5
12
4
17
5
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
Energy kJ
156
223
177
115
104
136
130
236
158
65
239
236
204
311
306
442
737
732
699
623
550
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NSW - North Coast
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NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
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Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Coffs Harbour-North Wall
NSW - Port Macquarie
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NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
The Pass
NSW - North Coast
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Hat Head
NSW - Port Macquarie
Forster Beach (Nambucca)
NSW - Port Macquarie
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Macauleys
NSW - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
Distance (km)
574
574
582
574
574
574
574
574
582
574
574
574
574
574
615
574
574
587
582
586
581
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
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Quarantine
VIC - Mornington Peninsula
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Remarkable Caves
TAS - East Coast
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Ethel Wreck
SA - Yorke Peninsula
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Luna Park
VIC - Far West
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Margaret River Bommie
WA - Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
8
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
7
5
5
4
6
5
6
4
4
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