Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
250
242
199
83
82
98
111
97
93
82
80
109
94
163
161
157
107
134
134
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM1.76m
3:08PM2.00m
3:30AM1.78m
3:44PM1.96m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.41m
8:44AM0.22m
9:26PM0.30m
9:30AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
10
9
9
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
8
8
8
7
11
12
12
9
7
6
5
5
9
11
9
8
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