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

		Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	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)	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 6	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	WSW 9	ENE 9	SSW 13	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	202	331	286	222	217	193	150	137	426	175	157	139	145	139	110	98	52	55	37
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	NE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NW	W	W	NW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:08AM1.30m		4:11PM1.68m		4:28AM1.29m	5:21PM1.79m		5:40AM1.35m	6:21PM1.90m		6:42AM1.44m		7:15PM1.99m	7:35AM1.54m		8:04PM2.04m	8:24AM1.62m		8:49PM2.04m
Low Tide		9:22AM0.47m		10:49PM0.59m	10:33AM0.42m		11:56PM0.49m	11:38AM0.33m		00:53AM0.37m	12:36PM0.24m		1:43AM0.27m		1:30PM0.17m	2:28AM0.20m		2:20PM0.13m	3:12AM0.17m


mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	1	5	2	1	—
Max °C	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	17	17	17	17
Min °C	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	16	16	16	17
Chill °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	17	18	15	15	15	15
	—	6:05	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—
	—	—	4:52	—	—	4:52	—	—	4:52	—	—	4:53	—	—	4:53	—	—	4:54	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 14	ENE 8	N 7	NNW 7	WSW 9	SW 8	SW 8	SW 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	202	331	286	222	217	193	150	137	21	175	147	222	497	295	125	494	52	55	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SSW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 15	E 13	SSW 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNW 7	ENE 9	SSW 13	ENE 9	SW 17	SW 17	—
kJ	36	57	51	53	39	27	16	55	3	18	157	139	110	139	295	98	145	135	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NE 4	NNE 6	NNE 6	NW 8	WNW 8	WSW 9	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	WSW 9	WSW 10	SW 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	38	131	426	1248	404	360	—	39	74	80	2028	3508	3335
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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