cheese graters
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
22Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 6 ft swell at 6 s, 4 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 s
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- NE 3 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 s
- Energy
- 162kJ
- Wind
- NW 15 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 s
- Energy
- 53kJ
- Wind
- W 8 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Fri 6 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft6 s
- Energy
- 232kJ
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 s
- Energy
- 167kJ
- Wind
- NW 4 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 s
- Energy
- 134kJ
- Wind
- SW 18 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 s
- Energy
- 596kJ
- Wind
- SW 21 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 216, too small
- Tue 312, too small
- Wed 412, poor
- Thu 522, too small
- Fri 641, poor
- Sat 722, poor
- Sun 821, too small
- Mon 90, too big
- Tue 1032, poor
- Wed 1116, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 5–18 ftof swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
cheese graters does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | offshorewind from the west, 5 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft6 s3 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 12, poor | 5 ft6 s4 ft at break (est.) | 162kJ | wind from the north-west, 15 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft8 s3 ft at break (est.) | 53kJ | offshorewind from the west, 8 knots, offshore | 21°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 41, poor | 6 ft6 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 232kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 15 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, poor | 5 ft7 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 167kJ | wind from the north-west, 4 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft12 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 18 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 596kJ | wind from the south-west, 21 knots | 18°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 32, poor | 5 ft8 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 268kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 22 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 16, poor | 5 ft7 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 219kJ | wind from the north-west, 16 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 12Nov | 3, too small | 2 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the north, 22 knots | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:33 +0.3 mLow 08:20 −0.5 mHigh 15:00 +0.7 mLow 21:46 −0.6 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:53 +0.3 mLow 09:43 −0.5 mHigh 16:11 +0.7 mLow 22:51 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 05:02 +0.4 mLow 10:58 −0.5 mHigh 17:16 +0.7 mLow 23:45 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About cheese graters
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (53°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (233°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–18 ft of swell. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Lord Howe Island, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 6 dive sites.
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Lord Howe Island
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