Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 2AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2952
3039
3601
3330
3082
2990
3111
2954
1803
2274
2008
1849
1584
1375
1152
1160
826
787
Wind (km/h)
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:29PM1.82m
12:02PM1.51m
00:15AM1.67m
12:56PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.32m
5:57AM0.29m
5:59PM0.43m
6:44AM0.36m
6:56PM0.55m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:39
4:39
 mm
9
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
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