Lord Howe Island Surf

Detailed Lord Howe Island surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Lord Howe Island. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Lord Howe Island. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Lord Howe Island over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Lord Howe Island and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Lord Howe Island Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Lord Howe Island Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Lord Howe Island coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu		Friday 08			Saturday 09			Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 ESE	1.6 E	2.0 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.7 E
Period(s) (?)	11	11	9	8	9	10	10	11	11	14	12	8	16	15	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	9
Energy(?)	1266	901	1082	703	746	242	246	243	335	1562	1061	414	493	586	1202	779	628	466	505	619	633	531
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)			7:09AM 1.44		7:36PM 1.95	7:52AM 1.52		8:16PM 2.02	8:33AM 1.60		8:56PM 2.03	9:15AM 1.66		9:37PM 2.00	9:58AM 1.69		10:19PM 1.93	10:43AM 1.70		11:02PM 1.81	11:32AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)		1:24AM 0.47	1:00PM 0.36		2:02AM 0.37		1:44PM 0.28	2:40AM 0.29		2:27PM 0.22	3:18AM 0.24		3:11PM 0.20	3:57AM 0.22		3:57PM 0.22		4:37AM 0.23	4:45PM 0.28		5:19AM 0.27	5:39PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	3	-	1	4	1	2	-	-	-	15	8	9
High °C	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14
Low °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	12	15	15	16	16	16	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	11	16	15	15	15	15	14	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-
Sunset	4:51	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	4:52	-	-	5:45	-	-	4:53	-	-	4:54	-	-	4:55
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	1.6 E	2.0 S	1.2 E	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 S	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 ESE	1.9 E	1.7 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S
Period (s)	16	11	9	10	9	17	16	16	14	14	12	8	16	15	8	9	10	9	10	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 W	0.4 SW	1.4 E	0.5 SSW	1.3 E	1.3 SSW	1.1 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.6 WNW	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	6	11	10	11	10	8	10	11	11	10	10	12	4	7	10	10	9	9	9	4	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 ESE	1.9 SSE	-	1.7 S	1.6 S	-	-	1.1 E	1.4 ESE	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.1 E	0.5 NNW	-	1.8 E	-	-	-	-	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.7 E
Period (s)	11	7	-	8	9	-	-	5	6	6	7	8	4	-	9	-	-	-	-	10	10	9

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	12:30PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	2.3 ESE	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.3 E	2.3 S	0.9 E	1.5 E
Period(s) (?)	16	11	11	11	11	7	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	11	11
Energy(?)	1357	1266	990	971	901	1027	1362	1082	863	703	628	715	746	294	294	242	290	246	551	2836	243	728
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			6:55PM 1.86					7:09AM 1.44				7:36PM 1.95				7:52AM 1.52				8:16PM 2.02
Low Tide / height (m)						1:24AM 0.47			1:00PM 0.36					2:02AM 0.37				1:44PM 0.28				2:40AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	10	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	0.3 SW	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.2 E	1.2 E	1.7 S	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 S	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	16	16	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	1.4 E	1.3 E	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	0.9 E	1.0 E
Period (s)	-	6	16	15	11	15	15	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	10	10	10	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 ENE	2.3 ESE	1.8 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.2 S	2.2 S	-	-	1.7 S	1.6 S	-	1.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 E	-	1.1 E	1.5 E
Period (s)	3	11	6	7	7	7	10	-	-	8	8	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	5	11

	Thursday 07													Friday 08
	10:30AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Lord Howe Island	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SSW	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S
Period(s) (?)	16	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	7	10	10	10
Energy(?)	1517	1448	1322	1322	1266	1266	1266	990	990	923	939	971	968	901	901	904	1108	1027	1027	1362	1362	1362
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)									6:55PM 1.86													7:09AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)			12:16PM 0.44													1:24AM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	10	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	2.4 ESE	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.8 E	1.8 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.7 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E	1.5 E
Period (s)	16	11	11	11	16	16	16	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	-	16	16	16	6	6	6	16	16	16	15	15	15	11	11	11	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.4 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	2.3 ESE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	-	6	5	5	11	11	11	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	10

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