Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 11PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 107 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 218 | 293 | 317 | 253 | 246 | 89 | 166 | 108 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 202 | 700 | 1491 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.96m | 4:20AM1.76m | 4:19PM1.88m | 5:07AM1.72m | 4:51PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.24m | 10:13AM0.48m | 10:47PM0.22m | 10:55AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 157 | 107 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 218 | 293 | 317 | 253 | 246 | 89 | 166 | 108 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 202 | 324 | 448 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 4 | — | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 34 | 1 | — | 2 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 13 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 700 | 1491 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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