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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Lord Howe Island Wavefinder

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	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
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Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	N 6	N 6	NE 6	N 13	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	ENE 9
kJ	21	10	21	21	18	6	19	75	160	175	54	3	51	85	85	74	103	108	247	232
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	E	N	NW	NNE	NNE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		11:13PM1.48m	11:47AM1.92m		00:10AM1.36m	12:47PM1.82m		1:19AM1.26m	1:56PM1.72m		2:42AM1.23m		3:11PM1.66m	4:05AM1.27m		4:24PM1.63m		5:16AM1.38m	5:29PM1.63m
Low Tide	5:21PM0.31m		5:06AM0.27m	6:22PM0.39m		6:00AM0.38m	7:33PM0.46m		7:07AM0.49m		8:51PM0.49m	8:30AM0.56m		10:05PM0.47m	9:56AM0.57m		11:07PM0.42m	11:11AM0.53m		11:58PM0.36m


mm	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	18	9	—	2	6	2	5
Max °C	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	18	20	20	21	21	21	20	21	22
Min °C	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	20	19	19	19	20
Chill °C	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	20	20	21	21	21	20	21	22
	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:26	—	—	5:26	—	—	5:24	—	—	5:24	—	—
	6:44	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:45	—	—	6:46	—	—	6:47	—	—	6:49	—	—	6:49	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	NE 6	SSW 12	NW 7	NW 7	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 13	ENE 9
kJ	911	4511	5822	4843	3199	2390	1534	861	461	299	54	117	189	163	85	74	103	108	209	232
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	—	NE 8	N 15	E 13	N 11	SSW 13	N 13	ENE 6	NE 6	NW 6	NNW 6	SSW 15	SSW 13	E 8	NNE 6
kJ	21	8	21	21	18	—	11	4	3	2	98	3	51	58	58	31	188	229	68	39
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	N 6	N 6	NW 7	NNW 7	—	NE 6	—	SE 3	—	N 5	N 6	NW 8
kJ	882	—	—	—	—	6	19	75	160	175	214	261	—	85	—	2	—	53	247	427
Sea °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Diff °C	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6

Lord Howe Island Surf Breaks

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