Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 230 | 131 | 24 | 50 | 37 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.89m | 9:51AM1.76m | 10:07PM1.80m | 10:33AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.25m | 3:42AM0.24m | 3:55PM0.28m | 4:18AM0.27m | 4:40PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 649 | 817 | 1018 | 1384 | 1463 | 1598 | 3580 | 3965 | 3639 | 3504 | 3156 | 3030 | 2911 | 2671 | 2634 | 2247 | 2088 | 1995 | 1760 | 1572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 258 | 44 | 131 | 24 | 50 | 559 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 43 | 38 | 8 | 24 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 112 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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