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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 02 Jan 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
16.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 11PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)--
Afternoon (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111818171616161616151414141414131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130258316414386502636620532435346341341241221166166166134130120118116114
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		crossonononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
1.80
10:25AM
1.50
12:44AM
1.88
11:44AM
1.53
1:41AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
1.02
5:24PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.95
6:32PM
0.05
7:43AM
0.83
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset--8:50-------8:50-------8:50-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151515162121181615141414161717151413131416
Feels °C (?)151514141515162118151412111112131313111111101213
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