Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 521 | 778 | 1557 | 370 | 612 | 450 | 161 | 168 | 157 | 161 | 135 | 119 | 145 | 148 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.90m | 6:42AM1.44m | 7:15PM1.99m | 7:35AM1.54m | 8:04PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.33m | 00:53AM0.37m | 12:36PM0.24m | 1:43AM0.27m | 1:30PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | NNW 7 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 370 | 612 | 450 | 161 | 168 | 157 | 381 | 242 | 812 | 108 | 1565 | 1715 | 1293 | 1048 | 897 | 836 | 695 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 13 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 8 | SW 11 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 241 | 197 | 157 | 41 | 38 | 95 | 161 | 135 | 143 | 273 | 88 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SW 8 | S 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 7 | 37 | 96 | 92 | 80 | 119 | 145 | 148 | 64 | 47 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | NW 6 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 521 | 778 | 1557 | 878 | 894 | 1012 | 1156 | 833 | 1093 | 1040 | 978 | — | 616 | — | — | 34 | — | 29 | 18 | 862 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 627 | 582 | 581 | 579 | 579 | 574 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 580 | 592 | 580 | 0 | 0 |
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