Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.6°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
28
31
30
14
14
40
25
24
13
13
12
5
5
5
5
5
5
314
321
260
249
252
202
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
55
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM1.51m
11:32AM1.65m
11:39PM1.37m
12:20PM1.56m
00:25AM1.24m
1:14PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.39m
5:50PM0.56m
5:42AM0.50m
6:47PM0.68m
6:25AM0.61m
7:58PM0.76m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:18
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5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
7
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
12
10
11
5
5
5
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
6
7
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
13
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