Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Grinders sea temperature is
15.5°C
2.1° 

Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Grinders today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
93
93
92
127
162
158
306
687
745
773
1039
1158
966
909
793
701
519
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
SSW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
SSW
0
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
N
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:47PM1.40m
7:01AM1.54m
6:35PM1.32m
7:54AM1.46m
7:51PM1.27m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.55m
1:09PM0.90m
00:59AM0.67m
2:14PM0.91m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
16
16
15
14
17
19
16
14
14
14
15
17
25
28
30
27
22
Feels °C
22
16
17
16
14
18
17
14
14
14
14
15
16
23
25
27
26
21
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