Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (07 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 6 | SW 11 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 1245 | 1152 | 594 | 576 | 521 | 513 | 715 | 619 | 451 | 443 | 494 | 289 | 285 | 235 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 157 | 161 | 133 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:24PM1.59m | 10:56AM1.43m | 00:23AM1.71m | 11:51AM1.44m | 1:10AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.86m | 5:28PM0.42m | 6:30AM0.83m | 6:16PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 511 | — | — | 594 | 576 | 521 | 513 | 715 | 619 | 451 | 443 | 494 | 289 | 285 | 235 | 163 | 157 | 154 | 157 | 105 | 85 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 128 | 133 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 73 | 125 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 181 | 1245 | 1152 | 88 | 64 | 73 | 42 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 66 | 60 | — | 37 | 53 | 161 | 101 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 747 | 743 | 598 | 586 | 16 | 244 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 175 | 42 | 42 | 95 | 95 | 4 | 28 | 191 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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