Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is

19.4° C

Cheese Graters surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 8	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	232	135	105	94	75	78	46	53	65	61	60	41	40	25	24	24	15	23	0	0	0	0	0	6
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	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-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:45AM1.30m				3:52PM1.49m				3:43AM1.24m					4:47PM1.55m				4:41AM1.23m				5:36PM1.63m
Low Tide				9:09AM0.53m					10:14PM0.75m			9:58AM0.55m					11:14PM0.73m				10:45AM0.54m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	17
Feels °C	13	14	13	13	12	15	15	14	13	10	9	11	8	8	9	9	9	10	12	12	12	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NW 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	E 9	SSW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 19	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	147	135	105	94	75	78	22	53	53	53	60	41	133	177	199	238	6564	8835	8490	6852	5241	3890	3141	2544
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	E 9	NE 8	E 9	E 8	ENE 8	—	—	WSW 17	—	—	ENE 8
kJ	232	178	131	133	98	98	46	47	65	61	33	33	40	25	23	24	13	23	—	—	27	—	—	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 14	NE 8	E 9	NE 8	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	9	9	8	7	7	64	58	57	57	43	47	74	23	24	15	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NW 4	—	WNW 4	W 4	SW 5	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 9	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	5	13	26	28	—	14	21	51	184	253	227	471	1236	2394	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	574	574	574	574	582	0	0	0	574	574	574	574	586	591	574	574	574	574	579	580	580	621	574	574
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Rating (10 max)						1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	2	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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