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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)7888888876777666623222120191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3306009126496914774083221641603323031831161161018586118220309446546510
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.67
12:14PM
1.29
2:07AM
1.75
1:18PM
1.35
2:42AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.00
6:53PM
0.39
8:21AM
0.90
7:42PM
0.35
8:55AM
0.78
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset--8:46-------8:46-------8:45-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202020181716182222201919171617191919181717161718
Feels °C (?)151515151516162019171618161616181717161515151616
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