Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 10AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1576 | 1321 | 1002 | 877 | 799 | 1224 | 1018 | 1005 | 760 | 701 | 606 | 545 | 463 | 450 | 394 | 382 | 370 | 382 | 406 | 509 | 494 | 376 | 411 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.54m | 5:40PM1.49m | 7:42AM1.46m | 6:16PM1.39m | 9:04AM1.42m | 7:14PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.37m | 12:13PM0.97m | 00:36AM0.46m | 1:06PM1.07m | 1:31AM0.54m | 2:37PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1576 | 1321 | 1002 | 877 | 799 | 1224 | 1018 | 1005 | 760 | 701 | 606 | 545 | 463 | 450 | 394 | 382 | 370 | 382 | 406 | 509 | 494 | 376 | 411 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | — | S 14 | S 15 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NE 3 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 134 | 186 | 258 | 316 | 362 | 511 | 75 | — | 33 | 17 | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 295 | 69 | 129 | 93 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 20 | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 184 | 7 | — | 25 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 32 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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