Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (24 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.2
N
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
346
386
383
312
279
297
275
302
263
280
299
367
369
427
4
4
4
4
226
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
NNE
40
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:30PM1.75m
7:59AM1.84m
8:11PM1.77m
8:39AM1.95m
8:53PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.40m
1:42AM0.26m
2:08PM0.31m
2:18AM0.19m
2:52PM0.25m
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clear
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clear
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light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:33
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6:39
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1
6
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
17
18
20
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