Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | N 5 | ESE 10 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 132 | 122 | 69 | 101 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 79 | 31 | 39 | 82 | 66 | 97 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:49AM1.58m | 00:00AM1.61m | 12:41PM1.57m | 00:50AM1.49m | 1:43PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.50m | 6:19AM0.41m | 6:49PM0.58m | 7:10AM0.45m | 8:04PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 537 | 443 | 437 | 321 | 101 | 201 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 108 | 103 | 94 | 39 | 39 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 41 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNE 5 | S 11 | NNE 6 | S 11 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 132 | 122 | 69 | 246 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 53 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 88 | 28 | 85 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ENE 14 | NE 14 | NE 5 | W 5 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | SW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | S 11 | SSW 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 31 | 56 | 82 | 66 | 97 | 20 | 86 | 21 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | WNW 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 45 | 57 | 79 | 86 | 42 | 63 | 64 | — | — | — | 66 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 581 | 583 | 581 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 587 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 584 | 574 | 574 |
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