Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.8° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
1.5
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2764
2388
2241
2308
2248
2074
2074
2013
2091
2432
2915
2845
2633
2204
1756
1464
1174
943
658
731
706
657
582
476
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:17PM1.51m
2:21AM1.47m
3:21PM1.58m
3:26AM1.41m
4:26PM1.69m
4:35AM1.39m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.65m
8:49AM0.45m
9:40PM0.64m
9:47AM0.41m
10:52PM0.58m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:34
4:34
4:35
4:35
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
8
7
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
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