Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141313131312121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127911901174961886822799517388382341320299294289260211204193151149146130130
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23AM
1.79
12:46PM
1.40
2:00AM
1.87
1:26PM
1.44
2:36AM
1.91
2:04PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.38
7:35AM
0.82
7:05PM
0.31
8:13AM
0.77
7:43PM
0.26
8:48AM
0.73
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----5:58-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset8:19-------8:20-------8:21-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------132-----
Temp. °C121111101112121211111212121518161413141414151616
Feels °C (?)777668776689111416141312121314151414
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