Cheese Graters Surf Break

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
20.0° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
5.5
S
13
5.5
S
13
5
S
13
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
167
109
106
101
93
89
85
51
50
49
9669
9483
7717
7286
6880
6835
5492
5178
4860
3945
3811
3498
3153
Wind (km/h)
55
SSW
55
S
50
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
50
S
50
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:39AM1.42m
11:49PM1.74m
12:25PM1.43m
00:33AM1.65m
1:18PM1.46m
1:23AM1.55m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.52m
6:22AM0.44m
6:14PM0.58m
7:05AM0.46m
7:14PM0.63m
7:54AM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<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>
4:31
4:32
4:32
4:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
5
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
7
6
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
2.2
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
18
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.9
SE
13
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
Energy kJ
57
167
109
106
101
93
3106
2268
51
50
49
49
46
1379
1241
975
612
474
407
1154
976
880
725
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
16
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.6
SE
15
1.1
SE
14
1
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
48
89
85
44
178
434
367
44
38
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
S
13
5.5
S
13
5
S
13
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
3034
4682
7637
8618
9358
10867
9246
9462
9842
9997
10049
9669
9483
7717
7286
6880
6835
5492
5178
4860
3945
3811
3498
3153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
2
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
7
6
6
4
Distance (km)
574
574
574
574
574
586
652
595
902
846
658
595
574
574
574
574
574
651
574
574
574
574
574
574
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
7
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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