
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 1PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 15 | S 4 | S 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 173 | 186 | 367 | 72 | 0 | 1060 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.16m | 4:24PM1.54m | 4:57AM1.25m | 5:11PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.74m | 10:20PM0.73m | 9:43AM0.73m | 11:08PM0.66m | 10:40AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
2534 | 2426 | 2253 | 1697 | 1201 | 4896 | 4598 | 5248 | 5321 | 3823 | 2696 | 1825 | 1496 | 1059 | 854 | 713 | 355 | 447 | 480 | 1390 | 1400 | 1060 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 547 | 1267 | 637 | 540 | 258 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 53 | 35 | 173 | 214 | 216 | 708 | 904 | 643 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 5 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 141 | 72 | 1 | 357 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 32 | 42 | 51 | — | 4 | 37 | 101 | 186 | 367 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 581 | 674 | 674 | 580 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 580 | 580 | 587 | 604 | 574 | 650 | 627 | 574 | 574 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 587 | 587 |
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