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Grinders surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Grinders sea temperature is
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Grinders today?

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Grinders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)181817161616161615151414141413131313121212666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54651074251749248648033930930129720319818417316813612812412092161165115
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
1.43
3:12AM
1.88
2:56PM
1.51
3:41AM
1.91
3:39PM
1.60
4:08AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.78
8:25PM
0.32
9:26AM
0.66
9:04PM
0.31
9:55AM
0.54
9:42PM
0.34
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise6:20-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset----8:45-------8:45-------8:44---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171919181615151414161616151414131416171817171615
Feels °C (?)16171512108988111112111011111113141414181514
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