Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 727 | 591 | 612 | 590 | 578 | 465 | 422 | 378 | 354 | 286 | 162 | 162 | 198 | 219 | 186 | 203 | 208 | 215 | 198 | 206 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:32PM1.57m | 1:59AM1.15m | 2:30PM1.51m | 3:14AM1.13m | 3:32PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.63m | 8:25PM0.70m | 7:35AM0.72m | 9:34PM0.71m | 8:48AM0.78m | 10:34PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 742 | 727 | 591 | 612 | 590 | 578 | 465 | 422 | 378 | 354 | 286 | 162 | 162 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 42 | 64 | 49 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 37 | 85 | 85 | 186 | 178 | 204 | 154 | 145 | 131 | 127 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 53 | 39 | 35 | 49 | 32 | 33 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 56 | 50 | 94 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 47 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 47 | 104 | 198 | 219 | 186 | 203 | 208 | 215 | 198 | 206 | 276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 878 | 615 | 615 | 595 | 584 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 663 | 595 | 595 | 595 | 581 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 581 | 581 | 574 |
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