Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
138
145
140
145
145
145
154
202
222
253
287
263
275
239
246
261
293
301
215
202
191
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
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-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:04AM1.41m
6:07PM1.64m
6:43AM1.55m
6:49PM1.70m
7:20AM1.70m
7:30PM1.75m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.63m
00:33AM0.45m
12:41PM0.51m
1:07AM0.35m
1:24PM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
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5:37
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5:35
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5:35
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6:38
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6:39
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1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
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