Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 3AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 815 | 380 | 287 | 245 | 270 | 250 | 505 | 424 | 375 | 352 | 274 | 268 | 227 | 227 | 194 | 194 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:02AM1.52m | 1:52PM1.46m | 1:52AM1.39m | 2:52PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.55m | 7:31AM0.43m | 7:59PM0.66m | 8:19AM0.50m | 9:06PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 475 | 439 | 380 | 287 | 245 | 225 | 250 | 505 | 424 | 375 | 352 | 274 | 268 | 227 | 227 | 194 | 194 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 134 | 201 | 367 | 250 | 303 | 283 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 164 | 161 | 151 | 151 | 149 | 114 | 114 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 225 | 367 | 183 | 198 | 276 | 269 | 263 | 191 | 172 | 121 | 121 | 81 | 74 | 70 | 107 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 911 | 815 | — | — | 219 | 270 | 140 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 582 | 581 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 582 | 623 | 579 | 574 |
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