Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 6PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
1.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
13
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
575
4
4
4
4
131
3
73
27
22
19
20
21
23
23
31
32
45
44
41
39
26
Wind (km/h)
50
N
50
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
25
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM1.95m
8:53PM1.75m
9:21AM2.02m
9:36PM1.69m
10:06AM2.03m
10:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.25m
2:56AM0.15m
3:39PM0.22m
3:36AM0.15m
4:28PM0.25m
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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5:33
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6:42
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6:43
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1
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1
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
16
19
19
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
16
15
16
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