Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 515 | 465 | 572 | 649 | 669 | 680 | 2270 | 957 | 883 | 895 | 908 | 947 | 869 | 869 | 881 | 1644 | 1433 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.52m | 1:19PM1.74m | 1:30AM1.66m | 1:47PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.69m | 6:56AM0.47m | 7:30PM0.53m | 7:36AM0.44m | 7:59PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 327 | 515 | 465 | 572 | 649 | 669 | 680 | 845 | 957 | 883 | 895 | 908 | 947 | 869 | 869 | 881 | 1644 | 1433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WSW 13 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 63 | 60 | 98 | 39 | 17 | 36 | — | 45 | 73 | 138 | 253 | 275 | 694 | 1160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 22 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | — | 39 | 57 | 66 | 59 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 89 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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