Cheese Graters 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.52° S 159.08° E

Issued: 9 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cheese Graters sea temperature is

19.5° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (27 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).
	Monday 27						Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	S 11	S 11	E 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	284	284	24	42	23	26	16	11	13	28	61	82	106	73	61
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	6:23AM1.32m				6:57PM1.81m					7:07AM1.38m				7:35PM1.89m				7:48AM1.45m				8:11PM1.95m
Low Tide			12:14PM0.45m					1:25AM0.52m			12:56PM0.40m					2:02AM0.44m				1:36PM0.36m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	4:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	3	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	18
Feels °C	16	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 6	WNW 6
kJ	1162	938	778	663	562	471	321	284	284	328	291	226	242	202	160	157	397	461	656	515	73	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSW 11	SW 9	SW 9	E 11	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 10	SSW 10	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 14	NNE 6
kJ	12	11	11	11	11	11	115	97	91	10	42	23	26	16	121	232	127	85	82	106	286	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 11	E 11	SE 7	NE 8	E 13	SW 8	SW 19	SSW 18	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SSW 16	SSW 14
kJ	—	3	3	3	3	3	10	10	12	3	13	28	14	31	11	10	6	6	4	1	302	303
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 8	E 7	E 7	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNW 4	NW 5	WNW 6	SW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	6	24	34	—	2	2	4	13	28	61	22	55	123	13
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	574	574	584	574	574	574	574	574	580	580	587	615	580	581	574	574	574	582	591	591	591	582
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