Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 220 | 227 | 237 | 196 | 263 | 295 | 277 | 301 | 301 | 336 | 362 | 383 | 352 | 352 | 346 | 389 | 374 | 321 | 319 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.70m | 7:20AM1.70m | 7:30PM1.75m | 7:59AM1.84m | 8:11PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.51m | 1:07AM0.35m | 1:24PM0.40m | 1:42AM0.26m | 2:08PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 177 | 127 | 124 | 97 | 57 | 56 | 20 | 55 | 84 | 127 | 123 | 152 | 209 | 214 | 214 | 195 | 181 | 171 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 10 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 222 | 220 | 227 | 237 | 196 | 263 | 295 | 277 | 301 | 301 | 336 | 362 | 383 | 352 | 352 | 346 | 389 | 374 | 321 | 319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 587 | 587 | 674 | 595 | 581 | 580 | 638 | 801 | 795 | 795 | 674 | 638 | 594 | 591 | 638 | 795 | 703 | 638 | 638 |
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