Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grinders today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grinders at 11AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 350 | 327 | 313 | 400 | 519 | 566 | 631 | 711 | 711 | 1001 | 952 | 664 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 529 | 529 | 606 | 614 | 714 | 783 | 783 | 1145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:07AM2.08m | 2:44PM1.80m | 3:48AM2.04m | 3:22PM1.79m | 4:32AM1.95m | 4:02PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.55m | 9:08PM-0.05m | 9:46AM0.61m | 9:50PM-0.01m | 10:26AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 355 | 350 | 327 | 313 | 400 | 519 | 566 | 631 | 711 | 711 | 614 | 606 | 606 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 529 | 529 | 606 | 614 | 714 | 783 | 783 | 1145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SW 20 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 4 | 127 | — | 38 | 15 | — | 3 | 42 | 16 | — | 15 | — | — | 39 | 163 | 96 | 68 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 98 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 26 | — | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 547 | 1001 | 952 | 664 | 574 | 418 | 255 | — | — | 69 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 49 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 191 | 191 | 400 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 528 | 526 | 191 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 82 | 16 | 2 |
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