Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 871 | 702 | 605 | 429 | 418 | 248 | 293 | 479 | 683 | 1065 | 1101 | 1135 | 1062 | 1048 | 1140 | 1124 | 1196 | 1580 | 7191 | 6889 | 2173 | 2203 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.80m | 2:48AM1.88m | 2:42PM1.81m | 3:27AM1.93m | 3:11PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.44m | 8:29PM0.25m | 8:49AM0.47m | 9:00PM0.14m | 9:25AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 871 | 702 | 605 | 429 | 418 | 248 | 293 | 479 | 683 | 1065 | 1101 | 1135 | 1062 | 1048 | 1140 | 1124 | 1196 | 1580 | 2061 | 2114 | 2173 | 2203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 150 | 150 | 83 | — | 96 | — | 85 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NNW 4 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7191 | 6889 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 533 | 544 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
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