Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- 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 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 894 | 743 | 606 | 528 | 453 | 382 | 366 | 250 | 242 | 199 | 83 | 82 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.72m | 2:29PM2.02m | 2:36AM1.76m | 3:08PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.56m | 7:55AM0.13m | 8:43PM0.41m | 8:44AM0.22m | 9:26PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 894 | 743 | 606 | 528 | 453 | 382 | 366 | 250 | 242 | 199 | 81 | 71 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 49 | 19 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 82 | 83 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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