Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 544 | 537 | 584 | 437 | 616 | 666 | 636 | 565 | 558 | 544 | 447 | 447 | 435 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.98m | 1:36PM1.73m | 2:28AM2.06m | 2:09PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.20m | 7:54AM0.51m | 7:52PM0.06m | 8:31AM0.52m | 8:29PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 600 | 544 | 537 | 584 | 437 | 616 | 666 | 636 | 565 | 558 | 544 | 447 | 447 | 435 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | SW 18 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | S 16 | N 4 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 154 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 45 | 43 | — | 43 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 12 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
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