
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 3PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
469 | 576 | 730 | 701 | 682 | 672 | 581 | 556 | 525 | 444 | 388 | 321 | 306 | 256 | 220 | 181 | 184 | 159 | 157 | 102 | 92 | 112 | 134 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18AM1.99m | 5:00PM1.70m | 6:03AM1.87m | 5:56PM1.60m | 6:52AM1.74m | 7:04PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.61m | 11:23PM0.17m | 12:11PM0.63m | 00:15AM0.37m | 1:08PM0.64m | 1:16AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | |
— | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
469 | 576 | 730 | 701 | 682 | 672 | 581 | 556 | 525 | 444 | 388 | 321 | 306 | 256 | 220 | 181 | 184 | 159 | 157 | 47 | 92 | 112 | 134 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 16 |
16 | 16 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 95 | — | — | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | S 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 77 | 91 | 77 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 12 | 42 | 77 | 83 | 2 | 400 | 59 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 222 |
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