Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
30
20
20
20
20
20
20
38
38
50
72
22
17
88
82
79
91
113
113
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM1.90m
10:25PM1.57m
10:58AM1.84m
11:16PM1.43m
11:56AM1.75m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.32m
4:26AM0.29m
5:23PM0.42m
5:14AM0.38m
6:33PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
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