
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
957 | 1323 | 1174 | 849 | 1151 | 1200 | 802 | 239 | 216 | 201 | 170 | 175 | 167 | 160 | 134 | 126 | 106 | 105 | 88 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.62m | 5:40AM1.36m | 5:52PM1.71m | 6:17AM1.49m | 6:29PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.67m | 11:45PM0.57m | 11:28AM0.58m | 00:17AM0.47m | 12:10PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
475 | 770 | 1081 | 560 | 1151 | 1200 | 2564 | 6370 | 5211 | 4844 | 4327 | 3606 | 2850 | 2122 | 1776 | 1435 | 1223 | 1017 | 744 | 594 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | E 11 | N 13 |
181 | 132 | 89 | 751 | 1214 | 1093 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | E 11 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
957 | 1323 | 1174 | 849 | — | — | 802 | 239 | 216 | 201 | 170 | 175 | 167 | 160 | 134 | 126 | 106 | 105 | 88 | 105 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 615 | 595 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 651 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 651 | 595 | 587 | 582 |
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