Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 588 | 562 | 581 | 567 | 486 | 468 | 370 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 200 | 192 | 147 | 111 | 254 | 254 | 815 | 945 | 1037 | 1026 | 1610 | 861 | 822 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.76m | 5:17PM1.71m | 6:59AM1.71m | 6:00PM1.64m | 8:10AM1.66m | 6:57PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.13m | 11:41AM0.82m | 00:04AM0.12m | 12:33PM0.94m | 1:00AM0.16m | 1:41PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ESE 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 588 | 562 | 581 | 567 | 486 | 468 | 370 | 301 | 297 | 293 | 200 | 192 | 147 | 111 | 254 | 254 | 815 | 945 | 1037 | 1026 | 32 | 861 | 822 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 21 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 50 | 76 | 17 | 117 | 3 | 401 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 574 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | S 19 | SE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1610 | 202 | 321 | 665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 243 | 338 | 2 |
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