Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 609 | 480 | 424 | 451 | 566 | 693 | 780 | 750 | 640 | 482 | 2904 | 565 | 437 | 956 | 1100 | 2151 | 2271 | 2144 | 2070 | 1860 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.63m | 5:13AM1.68m | 4:35PM1.55m | 5:54AM1.57m | 5:06PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.30m | 11:01AM0.82m | 11:09PM0.40m | 11:38AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 609 | 480 | 424 | 451 | 566 | 693 | 780 | 750 | 640 | 482 | 726 | 565 | 437 | — | — | 653 | 2271 | 2144 | 2070 | 1860 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 42 | — | 18 | 44 | 45 | 79 | 82 | 17 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 49 | 883 | 70 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 20 | 2904 | 24 | 43 | 956 | 1100 | 2151 | 2075 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 557 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 338 | 16 | 639 | 206 | 82 | 206 |
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