Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 36 | 71 | 100 | 110 | 100 | 91 | 100 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 99 | 167 | 112 | 230 | 213 | 611 | 247 | 318 | 4295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.99m | 9:56AM1.68m | 10:15PM1.89m | 10:40AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:53AM0.17m | 3:55PM0.20m | 4:33AM0.21m | 4:42PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 362 | 592 | 535 | 592 | 1371 | 1415 | 1379 | 1117 | 1648 | 1846 | 3022 | 3260 | 1907 | 3269 | 1972 | 1750 | 1728 | 3216 | 2986 | 2787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 525 | 838 | 478 | 373 | 343 | 266 | 19 | 221 | 20 | 20 | 490 | 20 | 281 | 344 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 35 | 196 | 36 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 |
| kJ | 981 | 732 | 71 | 100 | 110 | 100 | 91 | 100 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 99 | 167 | 112 | 230 | 213 | 611 | 247 | 318 | 4295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 587 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 651 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 584 | 574 | 574 |
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