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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	Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
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Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	-	0.6 E	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.8 S	1.5 N	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	-	10	10	9	8	5	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	13
Energy(?)	191	144	104	98	0	65	301	184	82	115	47	50	53	52	77	112	116	112	133	121	90	165
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:41PM	3:24AM		4:31PM 2:34AM		4:15AM	5:17PM		5:06AM	5:59PM		5:56AM	6:40PM		6:43AM		7:20PM 3:41PM		1:57PM	2:37AM
Low Tide / height (m)			9:46PM	9:51AM		10:43PM	10:33AM		11:35PM	11:14AM		12:22AM 9:08AM	11:56AM		1:06AM	12:37PM		1:48AM	5:58AM		9:49PM	6:46AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	risk thund- der	heavy rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	17	2	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-
High °C	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	18	18	19	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	16
Low °C	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	18	18	16	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	16	16
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	16	15	16	16	18	17	18	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	13
Sunrise	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22
Sunset	-	4:31	-	-	4:31	-	-	4:32	-	-	4:32	-	-	4:34	-	-	4:34	-	-	4:35	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 NNW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 E	1.0 NW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.7 E
Period (s)	16	15	11	10	10	10	10	9	13	13	13	13	14	6	8	7	11	6	8	9	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 NW	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.3 SE
Period (s)	8	10	10	14	14	14	14	14	8	8	10	10	10	14	13	11	12	11	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNE	1.5 N	1.9 NNW	1.7 NW	2.5 W	2.0 W	0.8 NNW	1.5 NNW	1.8 WNW	1.1 SW	-	1.2 NNW	2.2 NW	4.0 W
Period (s)	10	9	10	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	7	6	8	8	6	6	6	7	-	5	7	9

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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	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	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	-	0.7 E	0.6 E	-	0.6 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.5 S
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	-	10	10	-	10	10	10	9
Energy(?)	173	231	194	191	150	144	144	144	104	102	0	98	71	0	68	67	65	372
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		2:34AM 1.39				3:41PM 1.43				3:24AM 1.33					4:31PM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)				9:08AM 0.53				9:46PM 0.78				9:51AM 0.54					10:43PM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:31	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.2 W	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	15	15	10	10	11	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.0 E	0.9 ENE	0.9 NW	1.0 NW	0.8 ENE	0.6 NNW	0.8 ENE	0.7 E	0.7 E	1.0 W	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	8	7	10	7	10	10	10	8	14	14	14	15	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 W	5.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-