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Grinders Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 04 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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 390 | 352 | 400 | 326 | 301 | 558 | 700 | 629 | 378 | 392 | 341 | 252 | 207 | 203 | 175 | 151 | 146 | 804 | 1363 | 1298 | 2338 | 494 | 486 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01AM 1.89 | 11:07AM 1.51 | 12:59AM 2.02 | 12:12PM 1.58 | 1:52AM 2.10 | 1:12PM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 0.90 | 5:50PM 0.03 | 7:04AM 0.83 | 6:48PM -0.07 | 7:57AM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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