Cattle Grid Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.55° S 148.28° E

Cattle Grid WaveFinder

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cattle Grid sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.7° 

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 24 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, ESE swell with offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, ESE swell with 548 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cattle Grid in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Tue 25th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf10PM (Thu 27th Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 10s
Most Powerful10PM (Thu 27th Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 10s

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


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