Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 12AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3075 | 2821 | 2447 | 2200 | 1693 | 1297 | 1087 | 886 | 712 | 612 | 586 | 479 | 406 | 347 | 347 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 199 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:44PM1.36m | 7:59AM1.41m | 6:51PM1.27m | 9:27AM1.40m | 8:51PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.61m | 1:51PM1.06m | 1:57AM0.69m | 3:42PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3075 | 2821 | 2447 | 2200 | 1693 | 1297 | 1087 | 886 | 712 | 612 | 586 | 479 | 406 | 347 | 347 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 199 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 333 | 127 | 163 | 116 | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 532 | 77 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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