Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:04PM2.04m | 8:24AM1.62m | 8:49PM2.04m | 9:11AM1.67m | 9:33PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.17m | 2:28AM0.20m | 2:20PM0.13m | 3:12AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1242 | 981 | 819 | 738 | 98 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 243 | 234 | 229 | 226 | 223 | 264 | 234 | 983 | 487 | 600 | 683 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 126 | 123 | 204 | 197 | 76 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 255 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 12 | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | — | SE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | SW 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 12 | 91 | 21 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 48 | — | 3 | 48 | — | — | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 12 | 25 | — | 709 | 845 | 718 | 609 | 554 | 401 | 400 | 408 | 454 | 620 | 826 | — | 766 | 627 | 573 | 485 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 579 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 595 | 591 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 584 | 591 | 574 | 574 |
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