Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 5 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 82 | 47 | 97 | 88 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 118 | 107 | 82 | 75 | 76 | 217 | 142 | 260 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:41PM1.57m | 00:50AM1.49m | 1:43PM1.58m | 1:52AM1.37m | 2:56PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.58m | 7:10AM0.45m | 8:04PM0.64m | 8:12AM0.47m | 9:29PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 5 | W 7 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 27 | 44 | 49 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 64 | 78 | 80 | 91 | 88 | 100 | 75 | 49 | 75 | 64 | 217 | 142 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 10 | SW 8 | E 8 | SW 8 | NNE 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 108 | 103 | 94 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 43 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 28 | 27 | 74 | 54 | 76 | 45 | 82 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | SSW 12 | S 13 | WNW 5 | S 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | E 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | S 10 | SW 8 | S 10 | SW 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 33 | 20 | 29 | 56 | 82 | 15 | 97 | 35 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 33 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 34 | 29 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 107 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 587 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 0 | 0 | 574 | 574 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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