Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s 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 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 238 | 261 | 372 | 365 | 347 | 360 | 415 | 508 | 708 | 1140 | 1730 | 3394 | 4830 | 4181 | 3315 | 2872 | 2609 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54PM2.05m | 10:20AM1.55m | 10:42PM1.95m | 11:10AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.20m | 4:12PM0.22m | 5:11AM0.23m | 5:05PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 162 | 264 | 238 | 904 | 1230 | 1375 | 1072 | 2072 | 1566 | 1327 | 1052 | 796 | 722 | 487 | 537 | 2513 | 2494 | 2177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | E 17 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 223 | 397 | 141 | 118 | 97 | 768 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 246 | 609 | 892 | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 640 | 238 | 261 | 372 | 365 | 347 | 360 | 415 | 508 | 708 | 1140 | 1730 | 3394 | 4830 | 4181 | 3315 | 2872 | 2609 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 617 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 595 | 702 | 731 | 731 | 591 | 574 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 586 | 762 | 762 | 823 | 617 |
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