Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 2PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2418 | 2314 | 2404 | 2299 | 2160 | 1983 | 1806 | 1630 | 1341 | 1118 | 1006 | 1019 | 1200 | 1021 | 2401 | 2574 | 1379 | 3469 | 2927 | 2565 | 2176 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.94m | 3:42PM1.80m | 4:50AM1.89m | 4:17PM1.77m | 5:38AM1.81m | 4:56PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.60m | 10:11PM0.04m | 10:39AM0.70m | 10:53PM0.06m | 11:21AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2418 | 2314 | 2404 | 2299 | 2160 | 1983 | 1806 | 1630 | 1341 | 1118 | 1006 | 1019 | 1200 | 1021 | 1404 | 1208 | 649 | 445 | 359 | 822 | 607 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 43 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 153 | 336 | 289 | 248 | 12 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 2401 | 2574 | 1379 | 3469 | 2927 | 2565 | 2176 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 400 | 400 | 536 | 533 | 536 | 357 | 292 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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