Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3971 | 407 | 571 | 571 | 647 | 777 | 846 | 881 | 910 | 766 | 515 | 1035 | 963 | 945 | 804 | 716 | 624 | 435 | 396 | 406 | 314 | 319 | 168 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.75m | 11:26AM1.62m | 11:37PM1.60m | 12:13PM1.56m | 00:19AM1.44m | 1:05PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.29m | 5:30PM0.43m | 5:53AM0.38m | 6:21PM0.56m | 6:36AM0.47m | 7:21PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2303 | 2212 | 1622 | 1559 | 1292 | 1145 | 917 | 879 | 704 | 586 | 569 | 454 | 355 | 278 | 254 | 203 | 158 | 130 | 91 | 196 | 191 | 319 | 143 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 47 | 136 | 287 | — | — | 34 | 81 | 123 | 197 | 181 | 173 | 66 | 46 | 142 | 131 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 65 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3971 | 407 | 571 | 571 | 647 | 777 | 846 | 881 | 910 | 766 | 515 | 1035 | 963 | 945 | 804 | 716 | 624 | 435 | 396 | 406 | 314 | — | 168 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 595 | 615 | 595 | 595 | 574 | 574 | 587 | 582 | 581 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 581 | 580 |
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