Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
355
309
763
661
636
505
421
421
313
309
251
206
212
212
134
130
125
114
162
156
379
645
666
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM1.71m
6:25AM1.66m
5:47PM1.66m
7:28AM1.68m
6:31PM1.61m
8:38AM1.71m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.28m
12:06PM0.82m
00:34AM0.22m
1:05PM0.93m
1:28AM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
7
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
13
14
12
11
9
9
9
11
15
14
9
8
8
7
9
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
10
12
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
7
3
1
1
0
2
3
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