Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 6AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 22s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
113
79
39
21
33
21
54
49
47
46
46
46
46
28
50
52
52
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
45
SSW
55
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:00PM1.92m
7:22AM1.63m
7:44PM1.96m
8:06AM1.73m
8:26PM1.94m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.24m
1:21PM0.19m
2:02AM0.18m
2:07PM0.15m
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5:30
5:28
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5:12
5:12
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
Feels °C
11
11
10
8
5
5
6
7
5
7
9
7
9
11
11
11
12
14
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