Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 AEDT
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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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 8PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)191817171716161616161515151514151716151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66588116821663158613671350133310879529277148566855984721048993275413401105105811611196
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.64
7:00AM
1.70
6:43PM
1.50
7:58AM
1.56
7:59PM
1.39
9:08AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.29
1:02PM
0.78
1:13AM
0.50
2:10PM
0.83
2:24AM
0.68
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:33-
Sunset-7:39-------7:40-------7:42------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161511111011142527281714111213141514131087913
Feels °C (?)13121098810202124141291098879643610
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Grinders (calm at AireysInlet 10 km from Grinders). A 2.3m long period groundswell from the SW

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