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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grinders sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 848 | 1983 | 4363 | 4631 | 4522 | 6557 | 5771 | 3133 | 1979 | 1848 | 2490 | 1246 | 1019 | 890 | 737 | 644 | 494 | 387 | 325 | 319 | 260 | 206 | 160 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 1.48 | 7:20AM 1.58 | 8:54PM 1.46 | 8:01AM 1.47 | 10:04PM 1.49 | 8:49AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:23AM 0.83 | 2:09PM 0.48 | 2:25AM 0.96 | 2:58PM 0.48 | 3:41AM 1.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
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