Grinders Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.42° S 144.19° E

Grinders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Grinders sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

Grinders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Grinders today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Grinders at 8AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1739
1589
1225
1072
862
838
942
982
1057
1057
874
811
1371
1289
1112
1045
915
890
828
767
680
2385
535
822
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
3:26AM1.94m
3:09PM1.76m
4:01AM1.87m
3:39PM1.71m
4:36AM1.78m
4:07PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.55m
9:30PM0.15m
9:57AM0.63m
10:02PM0.21m
10:29AM0.72m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
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6:14
6:15
6:15
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
9
7
7
7
12
18
20
18
16
15
15
15
17
20
21
18
15
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
9
10
9
7
5
3
3
7
13
15
14
10
7
8
10
12
17
18
17
14
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