
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 8PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2764 | 2388 | 2241 | 2308 | 2248 | 2074 | 2074 | 2013 | 2091 | 2432 | 2915 | 2845 | 2633 | 2204 | 1756 | 1464 | 1174 | 943 | 658 | 731 | 706 | 657 | 582 | 476 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.51m | 2:21AM1.47m | 3:21PM1.58m | 3:26AM1.41m | 4:26PM1.69m | 4:35AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.65m | 8:49AM0.45m | 9:40PM0.64m | 9:47AM0.41m | 10:52PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
— | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
712 | 582 | 450 | 260 | 140 | 173 | 178 | 259 | 480 | 455 | 2915 | 2845 | 2633 | 2204 | 1756 | 1464 | 1174 | 943 | 575 | 731 | 706 | 657 | 582 | 476 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
127 | 307 | 294 | 158 | 179 | 58 | 91 | 58 | — | — | 408 | 395 | 381 | 360 | 268 | 258 | 223 | 290 | 658 | 434 | 371 | 314 | 246 | 198 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | — | SSW 18 | SW 24 | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 22 | — | — | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
— | 211 | — | 123 | 22 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 21 | 95 | 258 | 223 | 217 | 332 | 299 | 360 | 459 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2764 | 2388 | 2241 | 2308 | 2248 | 2074 | 2074 | 2013 | 2091 | 2432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 584 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 580 |
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