Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s 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 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 52 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.95m | 8:27AM1.51m | 8:48PM1.97m | 9:06AM1.55m | 9:24PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.38m | 2:16PM0.33m | 3:12AM0.33m | 2:55PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 83 | 337 | 522 | 437 | 316 | 1059 | 24 | 19 | 1886 | 1867 | 1528 | 1365 | 1388 | 1500 | 1900 | 1903 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 318 | 52 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 302 | 232 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 58 | 75 | 172 | 447 | 1245 | 992 | 1510 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1839 | 1663 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 709 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 583 | 595 | 574 | 574 |
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