Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 3PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2440
2132
1674
1332
1162
972
720
640
480
378
211
166
94
90
68
133
125
123
143
132
99
71
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:23AM1.59m
10:37PM1.84m
11:04AM1.59m
11:17PM1.74m
11:49AM1.58m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.32m
4:16PM0.36m
4:58AM0.34m
4:59PM0.42m
5:36AM0.37m
5:49PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:47
4:49
4:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
9
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
11
13
13
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
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