
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 64 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.47m | 2:43AM1.12m | 3:26PM1.48m | 3:59AM1.16m | 4:24PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.77m | 8:35AM0.74m | 10:20PM0.73m | 9:43AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | 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 |
3629 | 4068 | 3637 | 3243 | 2852 | 2680 | 2534 | 2426 | 2253 | 1840 | 1311 | 5221 | 4598 | 5248 | 5321 | 3823 | 2696 | 1825 | 1496 | 1059 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
66 | 64 | 32 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 547 | 1267 | 637 | 540 | 258 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 47 | 45 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 662 | 614 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 579 | 579 | 581 | 674 | 674 | 580 | 579 | 574 | 574 | 579 | 580 | 587 | 614 | 574 | 592 |
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