Severe Weather Warning Issued for Lord Howe Island
This alert is no longer in effect.
BOM issued it on April 20, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging surf on Lord Howe Island, NSW, effective until Monday evening.
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- Record type
- severe weather warning
- Affected area
- Lord Howe Island, NSW
- Issued
- April 20, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
The warning type, named area, and issue time define this record. Confirm all three against the original agency notice before treating it as current.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Lord Howe Island, NSW.
Severe Weather Warning for Lord Howe Island
Alert Details
A Severe Weather Warning has been issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). The alert is for damaging surf and is effective from the issue time to the expiry time.
Affected Areas
Lord Howe Island in New South Wales (NSW).
What You Should Do
Stay out of the water and stay well away from surf-exposed areas. Check your property regularly for erosion or inundation by sea water, and if necessary raise goods and electrical items. For emergency help in floods and storms, ring the Lord Howe Island Police on (02) 6563 2199.
Expected Conditions
Damaging surf conditions are possible due to a low pressure system near New Zealand generating a large swell across the Tasman Sea.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 2026-04-20T00:23:31Z and will expire at 2026-04-20T08:23:31Z. Damaging surf conditions are possible until this afternoon or evening.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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