Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
30
38
62
24
69
65
72
77
77
98
98
114
129
154
187
197
248
267
339
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:58AM1.84m
11:16PM1.43m
11:56AM1.75m
00:19AM1.29m
1:06PM1.67m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.42m
5:14AM0.38m
6:33PM0.52m
6:15AM0.49m
7:58PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
13
12
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
13
13
13
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