
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
429 | 355 | 309 | 763 | 661 | 636 | 505 | 421 | 421 | 313 | 309 | 251 | 206 | 212 | 212 | 134 | 130 | 125 | 114 | 162 | 156 | 379 | 645 | 666 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.71m | 6:25AM1.66m | 5:47PM1.66m | 7:28AM1.68m | 6:31PM1.61m | 8:38AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.28m | 12:06PM0.82m | 00:34AM0.22m | 1:05PM0.93m | 1:28AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
429 | 355 | 309 | 763 | 661 | 636 | 505 | 421 | 421 | 313 | 309 | 251 | 206 | 212 | 212 | 134 | 130 | 125 | 114 | 162 | 156 | 379 | 645 | 666 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | E 8 | — | — | — |
12 | 134 | 266 | 4 | 51 | 46 | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 5 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 344 | 24 | 344 | 565 | 528 | 533 | 564 |
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