Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.93m | 6:44AM1.44m | 7:23PM2.03m | 7:42AM1.48m | 8:16PM2.08m | 8:36AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.29m | 00:59AM0.39m | 12:41PM0.22m | 1:54AM0.30m | 1:36PM0.17m | 2:46AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SE 8 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 49 | 33 | 81 | 19 | 16 | 644 | 430 | 354 | 349 | 302 | 288 | 899 | 855 | 812 | 606 | 573 | 451 | 377 | 558 | 487 | 420 | 1083 | 993 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | NW 7 | ESE 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 64 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 281 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 118 | 136 | 441 | 651 | 864 | 276 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 100 | 70 | 73 | 33 | 54 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 84 | 146 | 332 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 63 | 111 | 165 | 220 | 387 | — | — | 38 | 30 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 594 | 587 | 580 | 582 | 591 | 591 | 604 | 580 | 574 | 894 | 591 | 894 | 591 | 574 | 574 | 574 |
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