Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 4PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2508 | 2508 | 2355 | 2355 | 2177 | 2007 | 1739 | 1589 | 1225 | 1072 | 862 | 838 | 942 | 982 | 1057 | 947 | 752 | 799 | 1371 | 1289 | 1322 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.80m | 3:26AM1.94m | 3:09PM1.76m | 4:01AM1.87m | 3:39PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.49m | 8:57PM0.11m | 9:25AM0.55m | 9:30PM0.15m | 9:57AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2508 | 2508 | 2355 | 2355 | 2177 | 2007 | 1739 | 1589 | 1225 | 1072 | 862 | 838 | 942 | 982 | 1057 | 947 | 752 | 799 | 1371 | 1289 | 1322 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 41 | — | — | 68 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 141 | 103 | 330 | 486 | 694 | 661 | 122 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 137 | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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