Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 2085 | 1063 | 260 | 430 | 545 | 414 | 414 | 134 | 158 | 119 | 133 | 133 | 88 | 65 | 134 | 261 | 299 | 379 | 442 | 861 | 725 | 581 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.46m | 8:59PM1.24m | 11:35AM1.53m | 10:44PM1.28m | 12:17PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.59m | 4:37PM1.10m | 4:07AM0.59m | 5:48PM0.98m | 5:17AM0.56m | 6:29PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 166 | 294 | 269 | 260 | 12 | 545 | 66 | 414 | 123 | 158 | 119 | 133 | 133 | 88 | 57 | 118 | 261 | 299 | 277 | 273 | 861 | 725 | 581 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 255 | 169 | 169 | 167 | — | — | 42 | 41 | 134 | 56 | 99 | 54 | 33 | 69 | 65 | 56 | 184 | 263 | 379 | 442 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 74 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 134 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 2085 | 1063 | — | 430 | 528 | 414 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 82 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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