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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)121216151515151514141414131313131312121012121314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169203532444432592415410404293285281253242199199161214277173432298549323268
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
N
25
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
NE
5
W
20
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
5
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
2.03
3:56PM
1.72
4:30AM
2.00
4:47PM
1.71
5:04AM
1.93
5:35PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
0.44
10:03PM
0.24
10:48AM
0.36
10:46PM
0.37
11:28AM
0.31
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--6:07-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset------8:50-------8:50-------8:50-
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262523211918161515161927313023202016151922211615
Feels °C (?)24211819161513131315182729241919171191316141011
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