Cheese Graters Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.5° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
61
41
41
40
25
24
24
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
17
17
29
28
27
26
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43AM1.24m
4:47PM1.55m
4:41AM1.23m
5:36PM1.63m
5:35AM1.26m
6:18PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.75m
9:58AM0.55m
11:14PM0.73m
10:45AM0.54m
00:04AM0.68m
11:31AM0.50m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:43
4:43
4:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
17
17
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
10
8
11
10
9
10
8
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
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