Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Issued: 4 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is

21.2°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (06 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	N 5	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	73	77	77	77	77	82	64	61	65	60	60	61	61	63	83	108	74	71	0	33	67	65	44	44	43	42
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:59AM1.65m				7:09PM1.64m				7:41AM1.76m				7:50PM1.63m					8:19AM1.85m				8:28PM1.61m
Low Tide	00:41AM0.31m				1:03PM0.40m				1:19AM0.26m				1:49PM0.35m				1:54AM0.23m					2:32PM0.33m				2:29AM0.22m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	6:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	5	1	1	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	12	13	14	13	14	15	17	16	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	15	17	14	16	12	10	9	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	NNW 5	SSW 16	NNW 6	NW 6	SW 14	NW 6	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	73	77	77	77	77	82	1066	1034	891	680	486	395	302	237	188	162	83	81	54	306	55	47	208	22	121	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	ENE 9	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 10	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	N 5	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	29	29	29	12	19	31	64	61	65	60	60	61	61	63	83	108	242	279	291	33	275	272	44	44	43	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 11	N 14	NNW 7	NW 6	N 14	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	SW 16	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	SSW 7	W 6	E 10	E 10	N 6	N 14	NNE 11	NNE 13
kJ	50	32	4	18	11	4	21	21	20	13	13	13	12	7	68	171	74	71	57	32	67	65	10	15	12	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 6	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	—	SW 7	SW 6	SW 7	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	190	312	503	604	808	963	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	19	46	—	—	109	196	505	1136	1271	1176
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	4	4
Distance (km)	574	574	574	574	574	574	595	615	581	580	0	0	0	0	0	0	580	574	574	587	574	0	815	815	617	574
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Rating (10 max)											1	1	1	1	1	1						1
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