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Grinders Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grinders sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Grinders today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
43 | 73 | 78 | 61 | 194 | 263 | 383 | 2778 | 3394 | 907 | 798 | 742 | 730 | 597 | 472 | 365 | 288 | 256 | 186 | 143 | 94 | 66 | 64 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:22PM1.36m | 12:02PM1.74m | 11:13PM1.38m | 12:43PM1.81m | 00:01AM1.41m | 1:22PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.94m | 4:56AM0.38m | 6:11PM0.89m | 5:41AM0.33m | 6:54PM0.84m | 6:24AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 43 | 73 | 78 | 61 | 194 | 263 | 383 | 656 | 1018 | 907 | 798 | 742 | 730 | 597 | 472 | 365 | 288 | 256 | 186 | 143 | 94 | 58 | 57 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NE 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 9 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | E 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 64 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2778 | 3394 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 39 | 46 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 175 | 175 | 344 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 26 |
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