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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 9 am Monday 20 Apr 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 91 | 89 | 84 | 107 | 104 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 123 | 113 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 432 | 293 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 188 | 134 | 132 | 130 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:50PM 2.14 | 1:26AM 1.74 | 2:34PM 2.18 | 2:09AM 1.79 | 3:18PM 2.15 | 2:52AM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:04AM -0.01 | 7:56PM 0.57 | 7:48AM -0.12 | 8:38PM 0.56 | 8:33AM -0.14 | 9:19PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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