Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Grinders today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
20
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
19
3.5
SW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
433
1295
522
1098
1073
976
1115
1552
1239
3196
2997
6378
8321
5663
5885
5885
5331
4552
3797
3075
2583
2200
1716
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:44AM1.61m
6:49PM1.51m
9:07AM1.56m
8:25PM1.44m
10:26AM1.59m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.25m
1:23PM0.98m
1:53AM0.37m
2:59PM0.98m
3:21AM0.45m
4:31PM0.86m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
9
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
4
7
9
10
7
7
4
2
2
3
3
4
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
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