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Grinders Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
535 | 549 | 567 | 580 | 545 | 516 | 504 | 272 | 154 | 109 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 39 | 56 | 76 | 75 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.61m | 7:58AM1.47m | 7:34PM1.51m | 9:15AM1.51m | 8:28PM1.43m | 10:22AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.51m | 1:42PM0.87m | 2:22AM0.50m | 3:01PM0.95m | 3:17AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 206 | 206 | 203 | 200 | 197 | 186 | 504 | 272 | 154 | 107 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 56 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 25 | 4 | — | 15 | 6 | 140 | 136 | 111 | 109 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SE 4 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 535 | 549 | 567 | 580 | 545 | 516 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 276 | 279 | 279 | 175 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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