Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (12 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)678111112131314141414141414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1521963889361351129916221780177417841582144713511210957808734722648608557557557548
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.60
6:22AM
1.58
7:57PM
1.51
6:50AM
1.49
9:00PM
1.44
7:23AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.87
1:07PM
0.38
1:24AM
0.99
1:50PM
0.46
2:17AM
1.10
2:45PM
0.52
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset8:27-------8:25-------8:24-------
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C151513121314161615141414141516161515151516171717
Feels °C (?)10108877910991010111113131213131314161514
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