Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 248 | 293 | 479 | 612 | 1065 | 1194 | 1135 | 1062 | 1155 | 1140 | 1124 | 1196 | 1500 | 6996 | 7092 | 2173 | 2392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.88m | 2:42PM1.81m | 3:27AM1.93m | 3:11PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.25m | 8:49AM0.47m | 9:00PM0.14m | 9:25AM0.53m | 9:34PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 418 | 248 | 293 | 479 | 612 | 1065 | 1194 | 1135 | 1062 | 1155 | 1140 | 1124 | 1196 | 1500 | 1945 | 2114 | 2173 | 2392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 150 | 150 | 83 | 12 | 96 | — | 85 | 84 | 126 | 122 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 29 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6996 | 7092 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 586 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
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