Cheese Graters Surf Break

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
20.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
194
147
133
133
151
146
123
116
86
57
167
155
150
101
92
89
85
78
50
49
47
7432
7646
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSW
55
S
50
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM1.42m
11:09PM1.82m
11:39AM1.42m
11:49PM1.74m
12:25PM1.43m
00:33AM1.65m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.40m
4:38PM0.46m
5:41AM0.42m
5:23PM0.52m
6:22AM0.44m
6:14PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:31
4:31
4:32
4:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
7
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
SW
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
1.9
SSW
18
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
Energy kJ
202
194
147
133
322
151
146
123
116
86
57
167
155
150
101
92
2318
85
78
50
49
47
46
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.8
E
10
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
NE
7
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
31
18
12
9
133
5
3
64
47
48
8
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
8
15
14
32
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
2.4
SW
10
2.4
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
5
SSW
14
5.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
Energy kJ
910
901
1044
1001
654
2075
2084
1788
1974
2248
2673
3251
5799
7101
7487
8200
9111
8797
8128
13731
8245
7713
7432
7646
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
5
4
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
5
Distance (km)
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
574
652
651
574
586
652
595
873
846
595
574
574
574
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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