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.

Lord Howe Island Photos

Lord Howe Island Wavefinder

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	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	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SW 9	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 9
kJ	15	69	65	46	33	25	23	14	6	7	1739	1485	1347	1293	973	548	288	146	84
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		7:48AM1.45m		8:11PM1.95m	8:27AM1.51m		8:48PM1.97m	9:06AM1.55m		9:24PM1.96m	9:44AM1.58m		10:00PM1.92m	10:23AM1.59m		10:37PM1.84m	11:04AM1.59m		11:17PM1.74m
Low Tide	2:02AM0.44m		1:36PM0.36m	2:37AM0.38m		2:16PM0.33m	3:12AM0.33m		2:55PM0.31m	3:47AM0.31m		3:35PM0.33m		4:23AM0.32m	4:16PM0.36m		4:58AM0.34m	4:59PM0.42m


mm	—	2	5	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Max °C	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	17
Min °C	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	16
Chill °C	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	17	15	16
	—	6:13	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—
	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:45	—	—	4:46	—	—	4:46	—	—	4:47	—	—	4:49	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	SW 9	NE 6	SW 11	SSW 13	NE 6	SSW 11	S 16	S 14	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 16
kJ	163	636	515	522	767	25	1756	2631	6	1718	174	179	1347	1293	973	548	1625	1324	915
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	E 13	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 13	E 13	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 16	SSE 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 17	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 9
kJ	121	3	65	46	261	3	23	14	5	7	7	179	322	212	187	295	288	146	84
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNE 5	NW 5	SW 5	—	SW 11	—	—	SSW 12	—	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	69	60	70	—	1441	—	—	2142	—	1739	1485	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sea °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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

Lord Howe Island Surf Breaks

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