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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	Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Mon
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SW	1.4 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.4 NNE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 ENE	1.2 NE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 S	0.5 ENE	0.9 NE	0.3 ENE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	11	8	8	8	9	8	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	16	8	4	8
Energy(?)	61	68	251	274	167	169	286	169	246	327	281	188	130	127	99	84	64	63	230	38	50	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	8:18AM 1.73		8:26PM 1.70	8:52AM 1.81		8:59PM 1.67	9:25AM 1.86		9:33PM 1.63	10:00AM 1.87		3:43AM 0.98	10:36AM 1.85		10:44PM 1.48	11:13AM 1.80		11:22PM 1.38	11:52AM 1.74		12:04AM 1.28	12:36PM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)		2:22PM 0.36	2:32AM 0.25		2:59PM 0.34	3:03AM 0.24		3:36PM 0.35	3:34AM 0.26		4:14PM 0.39	8:56PM 0.05		4:54PM 0.44	4:38AM 0.37		5:36PM 0.51		5:12AM 0.46	6:24PM 0.59		5:47AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	4	7
High °C	19	20	14	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	22	19	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	21	22	21
Low °C	19	20	14	19	20	19	19	20	20	21	20	18	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	20	21	21
Chill °C (?)	19	20	12	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	22	18	20	20	19	18	19	18	18	21	22	20
Sunrise	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:31
Sunset	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:38	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:40	-	-	6:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	1.4 NE	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.5 WNW	1.4 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	13	11	8	16	18	15	14	13	10	8	13	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	14	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 WNW	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 S	0.9 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	8	8	15	18	8	8	6	8	10	16	15	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	16	10	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.9 ESE	0.7 WNW	-	-	1.4 NNE	0.9 NNW	1.7 N	1.8 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 N	0.7 N	-	0.9 NE	1.3 N
Period (s)	5	3	4	5	-	-	9	5	5	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	4	5

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	10:30AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
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	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
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 NE	1.2 ENE	0.8 SW	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.4 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8
Energy(?)	88	64	62	61	68	68	102	120	147	259	184	206	187	167	145	145	169	179	192	286	319	169
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				8:18AM 1.73				8:26PM 1.70								8:59PM 1.67				9:25AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)		2:02AM 0.28				2:22PM 0.36				2:32AM 0.25		9:15AM 0.07		2:59PM 0.34				3:03AM 0.24				3:36PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	17	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	20
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	19	20	20	18	18	18	18	18	16	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.2 ENE	0.8 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	12	13	12	12	8	11	8	11	16	16	15	14	18	17	16	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 WSW	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 WNW	0.1 N	1.1 NE
Period (s)	9	8	16	8	8	8	8	8	12	19	18	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	6	13	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.1 NW	0.6 NNE	0.6 N	1.3 NE	0.8 NNW	0.6 ESE	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.7 NW	1.4 NNE	1.5 NNE	0.9 NNW
Period (s)	-	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	8	4	4	5	-	-	-	-	6	6	9	9	5

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	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	10:30AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
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	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
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 SW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE
Period(s) (?)	6	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy(?)	31	95	88	88	65	64	64	62	62	62	61	216	61	68	68	68	68	68	68	102	102	102
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)										8:18AM 1.73												8:26PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)				2:02AM 0.28												2:22PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	13	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	12	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	11	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.3 SW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	15	9	9	9	9	8	8	16	16	16	8	5	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.4 SE	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4

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