Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 125 | 52 | 136 | 187 | 178 | 463 | 473 | 656 | 959 | 925 | 1086 | 1270 | 1647 | 2197 | 2481 | 2620 | 2796 | 3171 | 3668 | 3641 | 11576 | 10305 | 2982 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.61m | 8:38AM1.71m | 7:27PM1.56m | 9:54AM1.75m | 8:37PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.17m | 2:16PM1.02m | 2:32AM0.13m | 3:38PM1.05m | 3:43AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 5 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 130 | 125 | 12 | 136 | 187 | 178 | 463 | 473 | 656 | 959 | 925 | 1086 | 1270 | 1647 | 2197 | 2481 | 2620 | 2796 | 3171 | 3668 | 3641 | 3502 | 3283 | 2982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 11 | — | — | N 5 | SW 22 | SW 23 | SW 24 | — | SW 18 | S 17 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 52 | 34 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 20 | 22 | — | 255 | 52 | — | 96 | 96 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11576 | 10305 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 175 | 23 | 24 | 243 | 338 | 533 | 533 | 568 | 836 | 338 | 821 | 23 | 765 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 536 | 338 | 23 | 568 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
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