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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	Tue		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tue
	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	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
Rating	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE	0.9 ENE	1.1 SW	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	2.3 N	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 N
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	8	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	13
Energy(?)	187	202	269	178	354	432	348	226	141	124	96	68	68	45	22	498	12	7	6	6	6	3
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:59PM 1.67	9:25AM 1.86		9:33PM 1.63	10:00AM 1.87		10:08PM 1.57	10:36AM 1.85		10:44PM 1.48	11:13AM 1.80		11:22PM 1.38		4:03PM 0.40	12:04AM 1.28	12:36PM 1.67		12:55AM 1.20	1:26PM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)		3:03AM 0.24		3:36PM 0.35	3:34AM 0.26		4:14PM 0.39	4:06AM 0.30		4:54PM 0.44	4:38AM 0.37		5:36PM 0.51		11:21AM 0.16			5:47AM 0.56	7:19PM 0.65		6:30AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	4	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	20	20	13	21	20	18	18	19	19	18	18	19	19	21	22	22	21	21	21	22
Low °C	20	19	19	20	12	21	19	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	19	20	21	22	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	20	12	21	20	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	21	22	22	21	21	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:31	-
Sunset	6:37	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.4 NW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.0 NNW
Period (s)	16	18	16	14	11	10	10	8	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	14	14	13	8	11	10	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	0.4 WNW	0.9 ENE	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.1 N	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.2 SSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	5	8	22	12	15	13	9	9	9	9	9	12	8	13	8	8	12	8	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 N	1.3 NE	1.1 N	-	1.3 WNW	0.8 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	1.8 N	2.3 N	3.5 NW	3.0 NW	-	1.8 NW	2.2 NNW	-
Period (s)	-	3	9	5	-	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	7	8	9	-	8	8	-

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	1:30PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	7:30AM	10:30AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
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	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
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 ENE	1.5 NNE	1.3 ENE	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.2 NE	1.2 ENE	1.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	11	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9
Energy(?)	185	187	170	174	202	232	243	269	262	178	390	323	351	453	282	277	432	348	307	258	226	190
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				8:59PM 1.67				9:25AM 1.86				9:33PM 1.63								10:08PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)		2:59PM 0.34				3:03AM 0.24				3:36PM 0.35				3:34AM 0.26		10:05AM 0.04		4:14PM 0.39				4:06AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	13	14	20	19	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	21	13	14	20	18	17	17	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:39	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 NE	1.5 NE	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	11	16	15	14	18	17	16	16	14	14	13	13	10	10	11	11	10	10	14	14	8	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	0.9 ENE	0.6 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	1.2 WNW	1.4 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.2 NE	1.2 SSW	1.1 NE
Period (s)	13	8	8	8	8	6	5	5	-	8	10	10	12	12	21	21	7	15	10	9	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 E	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.5 N	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	1.1 N	1.5 NNE	1.2 N	1.4 NNW	1.4 NW	-	-	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	4	4	3	8	9	9	8	5	8	5	5	6	-	-	3	4	4	5	-	-

	Tuesday 21												Wednesday 22
	11:30AM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	1:30AM	2:30AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
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	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
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SW	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE
Period(s) (?)	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	8	8	8	9	9	9
Energy(?)	159	211	211	211	187	187	187	170	170	174	174	174	194	194	635	635	232	232	232	238	243	243
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)										8:59PM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)				2:59PM 0.34													3:03AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	16	15	19	19	19	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	18	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	14	12	19	19	19	19	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	8	8	8	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	18	4	4	17	17	17	17	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	14	17	16	16	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	4	6	6	6	6	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.7 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.3 NE
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	12	12	8	8	8	9	9	9

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