Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
20.2°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
SSW
17
0.4
E
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
21
21
31
15
35
31
48
46
42
41
0
25
66
46
24
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:37PM1.81m
8:03AM1.72m
8:19PM1.81m
8:43AM1.82m
8:58PM1.79m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.23m
2:06PM0.24m
2:29AM0.19m
2:50PM0.22m
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
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19
19
19
19
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19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
11
11
10
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