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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 3 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 10PM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
195 | 211 | 305 | 351 | 557 | 650 | 693 | 621 | 703 | 695 | 962 | 929 | 834 | 813 | 803 | 883 | 838 | 685 | 676 | 606 | 606 | 521 | 507 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.56m | 8:02AM1.41m | 8:27PM1.48m | 9:37AM1.45m | 9:34PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.71m | 2:08PM0.76m | 3:04AM0.66m | 3:38PM0.84m | 4:07AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 195 | 211 | 248 | 293 | 299 | 650 | 693 | 621 | 703 | 695 | 962 | 929 | 834 | 813 | 803 | 883 | 838 | 685 | 676 | 606 | 606 | 521 | 507 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 124 | 305 | 351 | 557 | 286 | 235 | 231 | 151 | 144 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 43 | — | — | 34 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 9 | 30 | 4 | 28 | 56 | 53 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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