Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 20 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1187 | 1069 | 727 | 447 | 186 | 284 | 136 | 167 | 1116 | 215 | 147 | 138 | 129 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 206 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.73m | 3:42PM1.82m | 4:27AM1.77m | 4:10PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.33m | 9:41AM0.51m | 10:05PM0.24m | 10:18AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 220 | 304 | 246 | 203 | 180 | 150 | 134 | 167 | 62 | 215 | 50 | 128 | 126 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 206 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 56 | 50 | 101 | 186 | 107 | 136 | 21 | 153 | 24 | 106 | 138 | 129 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 59 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 25 | 98 | 95 | 166 | 16 | 112 | 147 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | SW 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 13 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1187 | 1069 | 727 | 447 | — | 284 | — | 76 | 1116 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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