Cattle Grid Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.55° S 148.28° E

Cattle Grid WaveFinder

Issued: 3 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cattle Grid sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.8° 

Cattle Grid surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cattle Grid surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, N swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, N swell with 427 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cattle Grid this week:

The surf forecast for Cattle Grid over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cattle Grid in the next 16 days are 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Thu 9th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 9s
Best Surf 4PM (Sun 12th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 8s
Most Powerful10PM (Sat 11th Jul)7ft (2.2m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cattle Grid over the next 16 days.


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