Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 286 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 193 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 186 | 157 | 154 | 339 | 522 | 832 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.68m | 4:28AM1.29m | 5:21PM1.79m | 5:40AM1.35m | 6:21PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.59m | 10:33AM0.42m | 11:56PM0.49m | 11:38AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 339 | 286 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 193 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 186 | 157 | 154 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 13 | S 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 54 | 51 | 49 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 62 | 55 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 23 | 66 | 66 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 80 | 143 | 339 | 522 | 832 | 1233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 582 | 623 | 638 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 794 | 674 | 621 | 582 | 580 | 581 | 580 |
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