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Grinders Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Grinders today?
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | |
336 | 389 | 395 | 566 | 226 | 198 | 226 | 217 | 211 | 203 | 147 | 116 | 114 | 83 | 78 | 72 | 37 | 41 | 162 | 264 | 358 | 383 | 362 | 338 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.56m | 6:58AM1.36m | 7:16PM1.50m | 8:25AM1.44m | 8:13PM1.46m | 9:46AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.74m | 12:56PM0.77m | 1:54AM0.65m | 2:20PM0.85m | 2:54AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 250 | 194 | 395 | 566 | 30 | 46 | 40 | 32 | 211 | 203 | 147 | 116 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 264 | 358 | 383 | 362 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 18 |
| kJ | 336 | 389 | 170 | 5 | 226 | 198 | 226 | 217 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 114 | 83 | 78 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 12 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 66 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 162 | 54 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 3 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 3 | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 80 | 69 | 53 | 1 | — | — | 48 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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