Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (24 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 12AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7188 | 3118 | 3921 | 11393 | 10006 | 7698 | 6902 | 2349 | 2053 | 1850 | 1852 | 4127 | 4016 | 3739 | 3190 | 1016 | 2244 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.68m | 6:43AM1.59m | 5:54PM1.58m | 7:36AM1.53m | 6:27PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.30m | 12:17PM0.89m | 00:42AM0.37m | 1:05PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2089 | 3118 | 3921 | 4299 | 4108 | 3692 | 3079 | 2349 | 2053 | 1850 | 1852 | 1497 | 1362 | 1341 | 1192 | 1016 | 893 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | W 3 |
| kJ | 7188 | 2878 | 3718 | 11393 | 10006 | 7698 | 6902 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4127 | 4016 | 3739 | 3190 | — | 2244 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 639 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 528 | 528 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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