Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is

19.7°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (03 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	117	133	183	203	248	288	338	404	480	557	557	569	543	532	532	522	522	511	442	424	415	406	365	396
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:19AM1.29m					1:06PM1.67m				1:41AM1.21m				2:28PM1.64m				3:14AM1.22m				3:48PM1.66m
Low Tide			6:15AM0.49m					7:58PM0.57m				7:37AM0.56m				9:24PM0.55m				9:07AM0.56m


	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	12	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	13	13	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	ENE 8	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 9	NE 9	SSW 16	SW 16
kJ	117	138	140	142	248	142	261	325	487	604	636	569	543	532	532	522	246	217	175	178	415	406	215	251
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSE 8	S 9	S 10	SSW 15	S 9	SSW 18	—	—	—	N 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	W 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 21	SSW 20
kJ	138	6	6	7	142	2	63	—	—	—	5	522	443	367	303	312	10	9	8	1	180	186	44	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 10	S 10	—	S 9	W 6	—	—	E 19	—	N 16	NE 17	NE 17	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	N 14	N 15	W 6	E 18	W 6	SSW 21	E 16	NW 5
kJ	13	2	2	—	7	1	—	—	7	—	5	11	11	10	10	10	4	4	1	6	1	44	5	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 9	—	—	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	—	133	183	203	—	288	338	404	480	557	557	—	—	—	—	—	522	511	442	424	—	—	365	396
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	585	581	581	638	726	795	587	674	637	582	585	617	795	846	582	582	579	574	574	574	585	582	574	574
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5

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