Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)--
Afternoon (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)13131313121212121614141313131391112141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)193163163103989392901183013412122022021612907622872414545224586415537723471
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
0
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.59
6:07AM
1.81
6:45PM
1.52
6:43AM
1.69
7:46PM
1.48
7:20AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
0.49
12:36PM
0.45
12:32AM
0.67
1:22PM
0.46
1:23AM
0.83
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-
Sunset--8:39-------8:40-------8:40-----
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cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252418181918171920171615131214171615131211111214
Feels °C (?)24231719191715181813131410791087666557
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