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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 3 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7PM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
37 | 41 | 71 | 256 | 347 | 379 | 362 | 334 | 310 | 248 | 198 | 176 | 169 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 92 | 125 | 147 | 287 | 437 | 553 | 390 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.46m | 9:46AM1.59m | 9:14PM1.45m | 10:53AM1.77m | 10:14PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.51m | 3:46PM0.88m | 3:52AM0.35m | 4:58PM0.85m | 4:48AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 9 | 37 | 36 | 256 | 347 | 379 | 362 | 334 | 310 | 248 | 198 | 176 | 169 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 92 | 125 | 147 | 287 | 437 | 553 | 390 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 21 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 19 | WSW 13 | E 6 | S 16 | NE 3 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 41 | 71 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 22 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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