Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 886 | 672 | 612 | 586 | 479 | 406 | 347 | 342 | 290 | 249 | 199 | 199 | 156 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 93 | 71 | 99 | 160 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.41m | 6:51PM1.27m | 9:27AM1.40m | 8:51PM1.24m | 10:36AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM1.06m | 1:57AM0.69m | 3:42PM1.02m | 3:33AM0.72m | 4:52PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1087 | 886 | 672 | 612 | 586 | 479 | 406 | 347 | 342 | 290 | 249 | 199 | 199 | 156 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 93 | 71 | 99 | 160 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 22 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | SE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
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