Cattle Grid Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Cattle Grid Surf Guide

Cattle Grid on the East Coast is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west with some shelter here from north winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. A left hand reef break. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rips and rocks.

Cattle Grid Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	1	fairly consistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cattle Grid:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cattle Grid occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cattle Grid (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cattle Grid with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 20% of the time in December while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 41% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

20%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

41%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cattle Grid Location Map

Interactive Cattle Grid surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cattle Grid is Launceston Airport (LST) in Australia, which is 89 km (55 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cattle Grid is Hobart Airport (HBA), also in Australia, 156 km (97 miles) away.

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Cattle Grid Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:00 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	9	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off

Tides at Cattle Grid

Current tide and informaton

For Cattle Grid, 0 km from Cattle Grid.

Next High Water: 11:29am | 0.85m

Next Low Water: 04:01pm | 0.64m

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Cattle Grid Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.9 °C) at Cattle Grid is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (19.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite