Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, near gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
43
41
40
1342
1121
1104
986
26
16
327
266
262
71
52
65
45
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44PM1.78m
10:08AM1.78m
10:21PM1.65m
10:49AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.22m
4:17PM0.31m
4:28AM0.29m
5:01PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
13
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
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