Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cheese Graters today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cheese Graters at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cheese Graters. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 406 | 328 | 169 | 132 | 176 | 181 | 168 | 192 | 279 | 279 | 328 | 295 | 271 | 302 | 362 | 345 | 356 | 312 | 289 | 273 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.51m | 3:14AM1.13m | 3:32PM1.50m | 4:26AM1.18m | 4:31PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.72m | 9:34PM0.71m | 8:48AM0.78m | 10:34PM0.68m | 10:03AM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 378 | 131 | 328 | 169 | 132 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 145 | 56 | 127 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | ENE 11 | SSW 10 | N 13 | S 9 | — | S 21 | SW 20 | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 50 | 76 | 53 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 15 | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 406 | 38 | 40 | 87 | 176 | 181 | 168 | 192 | 279 | 279 | 328 | 295 | 271 | 302 | 362 | 345 | 356 | 312 | 289 | 273 | 280 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 587 | 587 | 595 | 595 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 592 | 595 | 581 | 580 | 574 | 574 | 574 | 582 | 615 | 587 | 581 | 580 |
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