Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 9PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9417 | 5366 | 4810 | 6959 | 1885 | 1619 | 1377 | 1237 | 1124 | 1016 | 1002 | 1016 | 1174 | 1434 | 1415 | 1415 | 1571 | 1472 | 1453 | 1190 | 1059 | 966 | 967 | 1255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.52m | 12:07PM1.89m | 11:20PM1.57m | 1:01PM1.96m | 00:33AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM1.00m | 4:54AM0.08m | 6:07PM0.88m | 6:01AM0.06m | 7:05PM0.73m | 7:01AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2653 | 2796 | 2557 | 2175 | 1885 | 1619 | 1377 | 1237 | 1124 | 1016 | 1002 | 1016 | 1174 | 1434 | 1415 | 1415 | 1571 | 1472 | 1453 | 1190 | 1059 | 966 | 967 | 1255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 137 | 80 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 64 | — | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9417 | 5366 | 4810 | 6959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 536 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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