Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 54 | 70 | 78 | 177 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 302 | 273 | 309 | 194 | 194 | 2109 | 844 | 1068 | 1014 | 1164 | 4575 | 4401 | 1140 | 1237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.81m | 4:14PM1.76m | 5:14AM1.73m | 4:42PM1.68m | 5:55AM1.63m | 5:11PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.15m | 10:26AM0.63m | 10:43PM0.21m | 11:00AM0.74m | 11:17PM0.28m | 11:34AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 70 | 50 | 177 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 302 | 273 | 309 | 167 | 164 | 851 | 844 | 1068 | 1014 | 1164 | 1248 | 1048 | 1140 | 1237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 51 | 78 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 194 | 194 | — | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | S 16 | SW 20 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 60 | — | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 14 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2109 | 3 | — | — | — | 4575 | 4401 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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