Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 135 | 142 | 94 | 83 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 33 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 2:00AM1.21m | 3:07PM1.46m | 3:08AM1.16m | 4:10PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.77m | 8:16AM0.62m | 9:46PM0.79m | 9:16AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 135 | 142 | 94 | 83 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | WSW 6 | NE 8 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 581 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 587 | 579 | 579 | 579 | 580 | 581 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 581 | 587 | 581 |
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