Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 8PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1536 | 1351 | 1290 | 964 | 823 | 739 | 636 | 471 | 429 | 355 | 309 | 763 | 661 | 636 | 505 | 421 | 421 | 313 | 309 | 251 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.76m | 5:31AM1.62m | 5:12PM1.71m | 6:25AM1.66m | 5:47PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.37m | 11:16AM0.70m | 11:48PM0.28m | 12:06PM0.82m | 00:34AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1536 | 1351 | 1290 | 964 | 823 | 739 | 636 | 471 | 429 | 355 | 309 | 763 | 661 | 636 | 505 | 421 | 421 | 313 | 309 | 251 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 20 | SW 18 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 96 | 59 | — | — | 50 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 134 | 266 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 |
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