Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
S
10
1
S
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
897
819
652
663
624
524
492
318
271
261
183
183
154
244
230
192
159
143
143
119
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:13PM1.56m
00:19AM1.44m
1:05PM1.50m
1:05AM1.31m
2:03PM1.46m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.56m
6:36AM0.47m
7:21PM0.68m
7:22AM0.56m
8:31PM0.77m
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clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
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