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Lat Long: 41.55° S 148.28° E

Cattle Grid WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cattle Grid sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.6° 

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 9 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, NNE swell with 526 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 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 Saturday (Oct 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s is also forecast. 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 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sat 10th Oct)6ft (1.9m) 7s
Best Surf 8AM (Sat 10th Oct)7ft (2.1m) 8s
Most Powerful 8AM (Mon 12th Oct)7ft (2.2m) 7s

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


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