Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 316 | 272 | 200 | 164 | 131 | 125 | 84 | 68 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.81m | 5:42AM1.40m | 6:28PM1.93m | 6:44AM1.44m | 7:23PM2.03m | 7:42AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.36m | 11:59PM0.49m | 11:45AM0.29m | 00:59AM0.39m | 12:41PM0.22m | 1:54AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 382 | 316 | 272 | 200 | 164 | 131 | 125 | 84 | 68 | 49 | 33 | 81 | 17 | 371 | 560 | 470 | 399 | 396 | 418 | 380 | 592 | 1013 | 963 | 743 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 194 | 164 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 99 | 94 | 69 | 64 | 52 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 73 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 17 | 235 | 273 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 412 | 330 | 138 | 193 | 99 | 76 | 80 | 164 | 100 | 70 | 73 | 21 | 54 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 83 | 149 | 194 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 587 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 579 | 580 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 594 | 587 | 580 | 580 | 582 | 591 | 591 | 591 |
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